Nail Fetish
| Object Number: | 29-94-24 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Maritime Congo |
| Date Made: | 19th - Early 20th Century CE |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1933 |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood Brass Metal |
| Iconography: | Male |
| Height: | 83.3 cm |
| Width: | 41 cm |
| Depth: | 38.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number: | AF5361 - Other Number |
Description
"Nail Fetish." Wooden, thickly studded with nails, etc. "Medicine" casket removed, only mirror remains; "medicine" cap also removed. For type cf. smaller figures in Museum collection listed on card AF 5174 and the large figure 30-46-2. See reference there and also Pechuel-Loesche, Volkskunde von Loango, p. 347, pp. 377, 379, 380, 388, 391 ff. ("Hauptfetische" and "Gerichtsfetische"); Dennett. At the Back of the Black Man's Mind, frontispiece.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Seven Metals of Africa (12 Nov 1959 - 12 Jan 1960) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| What In the World TV Program (01 Jan 1963 - 31 Dec 1963) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| 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 |
| African Gallery (1982 - 1986) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | 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: p. 100, fig. 40 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 15 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Plass, Margaret B. 1959. Seven Metals of Africa.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: C-1 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Plass, Margaret B., and Coon, Carleton S. Dec 1957. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 21. no. 4. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 75 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Hall, Henry U. 1924. "A Congo Fetish or Divining Figure". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 1. pg. 58-69 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 63 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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