bowls, carrying device, food accessory, food, ornament

Oval shaped bowl made of wood, painted in some areas.
Oval shaped bowl with two tones of wood. Four short circular legs. 'Diamond' shaped carvings in darker colour in two long sides of the object. Two small closed hooks or slots on both sides of the object, possibly used to transport the bowl through inserting string, for example. Original classification: "R. Domestic objects (spatulas, tire pistons, drills, farm knives, bowls, vessels, fans, tapa cloth, beaters, looms, bobbins, staff and walking stick"

Congo, Democratic Republic of

wood, varnish

carved, lacquered varnished

LDUEC-R.0018

UCL Ethnographic Collections