Fetish
| Object Number: | 29-59-27 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Bayaka |
| Provenience: | Angola Kawe |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood Grass Leather Glass Cord |
| Iconography: | Amandus Johnson |
| Height: | 28 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
| Other Number: | Mercer 19534 - Old Museum Number 60 - Field No SF |
Description
Wood with bead eyes. Human figure; hide and grass dress. This figure "was in actual use in the village of Kawe. Bought from local medicine man in exchange against my own European medicine against malaria - Quinine tablets."
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum (18 Sep 2011) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1986. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 104-105, fig. 43 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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