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 |
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." |
Height | 28 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
Other Number | Mercer 19534 - Old Museum Number | 60 - Field No SF |
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