Untitled

Object/Artifact

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Untitled

Entry/Object ID

2001.63

Description

Semi-circular carved wooden container with a lid. The lid has a small handle in the center. The lid is carved with a hexagonal pattern. The container is carved with an interlocking zig zag pattern resembling weaving. There is evidence of red paint on both.

Context

The Kuba kingdom is a culture that flourished during the precolonial period in Central Africa and in the southeast part of the Republic of Congo. The Kuba culture was known to produce a very wide range of extremely high quality household items. Their items were decorated with geometric designs and patterns on wood that resembled weaving. This specific household item is a crescent shaped cosmetic box that was made to hold tukula which was a powder that they mixed with oil and applied to the body for cosmetics.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.50-175

Source or Donor

May Weber

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the May Weber Foundation

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown artist

Notes

Creation Date: no date

Ethnography

Notes

Kuba, Republic of Congo Kuba Republic of Congo, Africa Africa, Republic Africa, Republic of Congo

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style), Kuba region styles, Central Democratic Republic of Congo styles, Central African (cultural or regional style), African (general, continental cultures), cosmetic boxes, containers (receptacles), geometric patterns, patterns (design elements), design elements (attributes)

Hierarchy Name

Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Design Elements (hierarchy name)

Facet

Styles and Periods Facet, Objects Facet, Physical Attributes Facet

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall

Width

18 in

Depth

7 in

Length

4 in

Material

Wood

Exhibition

The Body and Art: African Sculpture from the Permanent Collection