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TitleWooden nkumbi stool
Datecirca 1951-1971
Material TypeStools (seating furniture)
DescriptionWooden stool used in nkumbi initiation, star-shaped base; origin Epulu region of the Ituri rainforest.
DimensionsHeight: 8.5 cm.
SubjectStools -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Initiation rites -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Social life and customs
Geographic RegionAfrica
Africa, Sub-Saharan
Africa, Central
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Ituri Forest (Congo)
CollectorTowles, Joseph A.
Turnbull, Colin M.
Collection in RepositoryJoseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
Call Number1989.001.091f
Holding InstitutionAvery Research Center at the College of Charleston
Digital CollectionAvery Research Center Artifact Collection
RightsDigital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
Media TypeObjects
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