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This black and white buttock ornament, or negbe, is from
the Democratic Republic of Congo. Negbe were made from sycamore
bark and grasses, which were then dyed and woven into geometric
patterns. They were designed to attract the male eye. Mangbetu women
wore negbe at ceremonial dances. This example was collected amongst
the Mangbetu before 1930 by the eminent Oxford anthropologist, Evans-Pritchard.
View database record 1930.86.26
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