Fetish

Object Number:

29-59-229

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Ambundu

Provenience:

Angola

Section:

African

Materials:

Wood

Description:

Forked stick; rough wood; one branch is much larger than the other; at the junction the larger stick is carved to represent a human face; the smaller stick forms a long pendent headdress. Coloured red except for bands of black and white, and black and white spots on face.

Height:

76.3cm

Length:

25cm

Credit Line:

Collected by Amandus Johnson; Purchased from Henry C. Mercer