Collar (Onlua)

Teke

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Caption

Teke. Collar (Onlua), late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm) mount ((2023 Africa Fashion mount dims)): 11 1/2 × 12 1/4 × 2 in. (29.2 × 31.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1676. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Teke

Title

Collar (Onlua)

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Medium

Copper alloy

Classification

Jewelry

Dimensions

12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm) mount ((2023 Africa Fashion mount dims)): 11 1/2 × 12 1/4 × 2 in. (29.2 × 31.1 × 5.1 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1676

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