Fetish
| Object Number: | 29-59-11 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Mangolo |
| Provenience: | Angola Kwango River |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood |
| 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 |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Sculpture from the University Museum (22 Nov 1986 - 08 Feb 1987) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Evocative Images: African Sculpture from the University Museum (Traveling version of "African Sculpture from the University Museum") ( Sep 1988 - Apr 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 15, fig. 9 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1986. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p.136, fig. 68 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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