Object Details
- Label Text
- People from all levels of Teke society wore brass collars. Blacksmiths cast the colllars in earthen molds and then incised them with decorative geometric patterns.
- Description
- Flat circular collar, open back flanked by two holes. Ten projecting rectangular tabs. Overall panels of sharp incised geometric designs, crosshatching, wavy lines, ovals. Dark brown patina.
- Provenance
- Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Syrop, New York, -- to 1984
- Exhibition History
- History, Context, Materials: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 12, 1985-January 5, 1986
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- Data Source
- National Museum of African Art
- Maker
- Teke artist
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Syrop
- Medium
- Brass
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 29.1 x 28.2 x 0.9 cm (11 7/16 x 11 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
- Type
- Jewelry
