id: 148744 accession number: 1976.185 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.185 updated: 2022-07-30 09:00:42.910000 Box, c. 1920. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba, 20th century. Wood and tukula; overall: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1976.185 title: Box title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1920 creation date earliest: 1915 creation date latest: 1925 current location: creditline: Gift of Katherine C. White copyright: --- culture: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba, 20th century technique: Wood and tukula department: African Art collection: African Art type: Vessels find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review, 1976 opening date: 1977-02-01T05:00:00 Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 253, repr.
CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1976," CMA Bulletin LXIV (Feb., 1977), p. 73, no. 16. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Over the centuries the Kuba developed a distinctive and elaborate decorative style to embellish a wide variety of personal and household objects. Each design, derived from weaving patterns, has its own name---for example the interlace is called imbol. This box held tukula, a fragrant red camwood powder that was mixed with palm oil and used as a cosmetic. The carved pattern around the sides is called bisha masongo, the "back of the wild boar." --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES