by Artist (2)
unknown Kuba (Congolese)
Primary
Nkody Mupaap (Belt Pendant or Ornament) from Kuba Judge's Regalia
19th century - 20th century
Woven, embroidered, and beaded raffia (?) with cowrie shells and glass beads
13/16 in. x 5 1/2 in. x 20 1/2 in. (2 cm x 14 cm x 52 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
99.3.125.a
Other Number(s):
106 (238) (Neufeld Collection Number)
238 (Sotheby's Lot Number)
Geography:
Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Classification:
Clothing and Adornments; Adornments
Culture/Nationality:
Kuba, Congolese, Central African, African
Collection:
Neufeld Collection
Keywords
Click a term to view the records with the same keyword
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.
- Central African - Nationality, styles, and culture of the people of the nation of the République centrafricaine.
- 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 people of the Democratic Republic of 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.
- pendants - Any fixed hanging architectural ornaments.
- regalia - Emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of a royal state or of an office or membership in a group.
Additional Images
Click an image to view a larger version
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- African Images, Western Imageries: Collecting and Recollecting African Bryn Mawr College , Sep 26, 1999 – Jun 15, 2000
-
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:
-
Important Tribal Art
Sotheby's .
New York, NY, 1989
Figure Number: 238
Comparanda List
The following Comparanda exist for this object:
-
"The Met Online Collections Database."
The Met Collection.
(Accessed April 9, 2020):
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/.
Accession No.: 2003.139.4.
-
"Bonhams."
(Accessed June 3, 2020):
Bonhams.com.
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20065/lot/197/.
Related Bibliography List
The following Related Bibliography exist for this object:
- Joanne Glazer, "The Social and Political Implications of the Kuba Cloths from Zaire." Dissertation (November 1996): University of South Africa, http://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/16851/dissertation_glazer_j.pdf%3Bjsessionid%3DD456E6FFF7A25E03A29644323F59E6E2?sequence%3D1. 142.
- 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), 199-200. Figure Number: 225
Related Object(s)
Click a record to view
Ilondo (Sword) from Kuba Judge's Regalia
99.3.125.d
Portfolio List
Click a portfolio name to view all the objects in that portfolio
This object is a member of the following portfolios:
Your current search criteria is: Keyword is "BMBEA".
View current selection of records as: