Collector:

Rev. Samuel P. Verner  Search this

Donor Name:

Rev. Samuel P. Verner  Search this

Length:

30 cm

Culture:

Bantu  Search this

Object Type:

Figure

Place:

Kasai River (upper), Democratic Republic of the Congo (not certain) / Angola (not certain), Africa

Accession Date:

20 Nov 1899

Notes:

FROM CARD: "STICK WITH HUMAN HEAD CARVED AT TOP BOUND WITH PALM CORD DYED WITH CAMWOOD. WM. FAGG 3-5-64 STATED THIS ITEM WAS NOT LUBA BUT PROBABLY CAME FROM FURTHER NORTH. IN HIS BOOK "PIONEERING IN CENTRAL AFRICA" (RICHMOND, 1903) ON PP. 311-312, VERNER MENTIONS BUYING A CARVED STICK SUCH AS THIS AT A TOWN IN THE VICINITY OF NDOMBE (THE MISSION STATION) IN KUBA COUNTRY."

Record Last Modified:

27 Sep 2021

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

035839

USNM Number:

E204445-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3727ee2dd-9721-4920-b3e9-7725d07812b9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8356566