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
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creation date:			c. 1920
creation date earliest:		1915
creation date latest:		1925
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creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba, 20th century
technique:	Wood and tukula
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Vessels
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measurements: Overall: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review, 1976
	opening date:   1977-02-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review, 1976</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 253, repr.<br>CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1976," CMA Bulletin LXIV (Feb., 1977), p. 73, no. 16.

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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."
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