Sculpture

AF1346

Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries

From: Zaire

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1346
Current Location Africa Galleries - On Display
Culture Vili
Provenience Zaire
Section African
Materials Wood | Metal | Glass
Iconography Male
Description

Wooden. Dismantled "nail fetish". In two cases nails have been driven into the cavities for "medicine" after this was removed: cf. AF5174. See references on card AF5174. The figure has been whitened, with brown spots.

Height 73.99 cm
Width 29.21 cm
Depth 26.42 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 442 - Other Number

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