Powder Box (Tutukipfula)

Sundi

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Caption

Sundi. Powder Box (Tutukipfula), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, hide, hair, height: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); diameter: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.145a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Sundi

Title

Powder Box (Tutukipfula)

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Medium

Wood, hide, hair

Classification

Container

Dimensions

height: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); diameter: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.145a-b

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