MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Kuba Royal Carved Box
Object Name:
Box, Royal, Wood
Other Name:
Two—Heads, Carved, Kuba
Place of Origin:
Kuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
L = 12"
W = 4—7/8"
H = 2

Notes from Pickard Art Galleries state: From old Belgian collection of Museum Director.
Description:
Carved wooden box, with two Kuba style raised faces on lid. Geometric patterns adorn entire surface of removable lid, and outside of bottom. Upper and lower portions are carved to interlock.
Collection:
Institute of International Studies Collection
Material:
Wood
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.5.2
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