Ba-Kuba enema funnel; carved wood with geometric decoration on bulk. Purchased from Mario Periotti Conservation: crack and chip at end of tube; remains of label adhering to one side.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Central Africa, Congo, Ba-Kuba
Culture or time period:
Ba Kuba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1968
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Geometric patterns
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
diameter 4.5 centimeters and length 20.1 centimeters
Comment:
B/W photo stored with Bascom Collection Index Card file. PAHMA Storage Loc: V 4-Bascom-3