Case

Museum number:
5-1886a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21051886a@2cb
Alternate number:
F3 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1383
Description:
Lizard skin powder case with lid and cartridge(mfuk nka'a); (a)case; 1½" (3.31cm) rim dia, 5 ½" (13.97cm) high. (b) cartridge; 1 3/8" (3.45cm) h, 7/8" (2.19cm) base dia.
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Bitam, Woleu-Ntem province, Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang...District Bitam
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Case, accession number 5-1886a,b, described as Lizard skin powder case with lid and cartridge(mfuk nka'a); (a)case; 1½" (3.31cm) rim dia, 5 ½" (13.97cm) high. (b) cartridge; 1 3/8" (3.45cm) h, 7/8" (2.19cm) base dia.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Case, accession number 5-1886a,b, described as Lizard skin powder case with lid and cartridge(mfuk nka'a); (a)case; 1½" (3.31cm) rim dia, 5 ½" (13.97cm) high. (b) cartridge; 1 3/8" (3.45cm) h, 7/8" (2.19cm) base dia.

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