Nkody Mu-ikup Lakiing (Knotted Belt) From Kuba Judge's Regalia
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Nkody Mu-ikup Lakiing (Knotted Belt) From Kuba Judge's Regalia
Late 19th century - Mid 20th century
Woven, embroidered, and beaded raffia (?) with cowrie shells and glass beads
51 15/16 in. x 2 3/16 in. x 1 3/16 in. (132 cm x 5.5 cm x 3 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
99.3.125.c
Other Number(s):
106 (238) (Neufeld Collection Number)
238 (Sotheby's Lot Number)
Geography:
Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Classification:
Clothing and Adornments; Clothing; Accessories
Culture/Nationality:
Kuba, Congolese, Central African, African
Collection:
Neufeld Collection
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- African - Refers to the cultures of the continent of Africa, which is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
- belts - Flexible straps or bands generally encircling the waist or hips or passing over the shoulder and usually having some type of fastener, such as a buckle; worn for decoration, support, or to carry such items as weapons, tools, or money.
- Central African - Styles and cultures from a wide region of Africa that straddles the Equator and is drained largely by the Congo River system.
- Congolese - Nationality, styles, and cultures of the Republic of the Congo.
- cowrie shell - Shell of any of numerous marine gastropod mollusks of a family widely distributed in warm seas; beautifully polished, often brightly colored, and much used for ornament or as money.
- Kuba - Describes works created by the African people of the same name living in the central Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Owner Name: Mace Neufeld and Helen Katz Neufeld, Class of 1953
Role: Donor
Place: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, US
Ownership End Date: 12/20/1996
Bibliography List
The following Bibliography exist for this object:
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Important Tribal Art
Sotheby's .
New York, NY, 1989
Figure Number: 238c
Comparanda List
The following Comparanda exist for this object:
- Marc Ginzberg, African Forms: The Traditional Design and Function of Objects (London, England: Thames & Hudson, 2000), 242.
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"African Heritage Document and Research Center."
(Accessed June 11, 2020):
AHDRC.eu.
Record No.: 0140374.
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"Ohio Craft Museum."
(Accessed September 1, 2020):
http://ohiocraft.org/.
http://ohiocraft.org/ocm-exhibitions/past/2014-2/in-touch-with-the-spirit/knot-belt-kuba-zaire/.
Related Bibliography List
The following Related Bibliography exist for this object:
- Marc Ginzberg, African Forms: The Traditional Design and Function of Objects (London, England: Thames & Hudson, 2000), 242.
- Joseph Cornet, "The Itul Celebration of the Kuba." African Arts 13, no. 3 (May 1980): 28-33, 92.
- Joseph Cornet, Art Royal Kuba (Milano: Edizioni Sipiel, 1982), 200. Figure Number: 227
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Ilondo (Sword) from Kuba Judge's Regalia
99.3.125.d
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