Fetish
AF671
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF671 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bahuana |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Cephlamorphic wooden peg fetish; face is well worn except for part of the slanted diamond shaped eye on the left side; a patch, red in color is found on the right side of face; ornamentation on the head is made up of three raised vertical narrow crests; hole in the center of the crest; body of object is cylindrical , tapering towards the base. Anthropomorphic. Probably used as a doll. |
Length | 14.8 cm |
Width | 3.7 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 125 - Other Number |
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