Fetish
29-59-11
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Angola | Kwango River
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 29-59-11 |
Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
Culture | Mangolo |
Provenience | Angola | Kwango River |
Date Made | Late 19th–Early 20th century CE |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Wood. Figure in sitting position; arms are bent and elbows rest on knees which are unnaturally high; arms support head; hands and feet not distinguished. Hole in right shoulder. From Soba Marimba. |
Height | 24.8 cm |
Width | 5.5 cm |
Depth | 6.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
Other Number | Mercer 19555 - Old Museum Number | 29 - Field No SF |
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