Powder Box (Tutukipfula)

Kongo; or Kamba Kongo

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Kongo; or Kamba Kongo. Powder Box (Tutukipfula), late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, fiber, height: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.149a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Title

Powder Box (Tutukipfula)

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Medium

Wood, fiber

Classification

Container

Dimensions

height: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.149a-b

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