Figurine

29-94-13

From: Zaire

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-94-13
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bakongo
Provenience Zaire
Section African
Materials Wood | Glass Paste
Iconography Human
Description

Fetish. Wooden. Man seated on rectangular base which is perforated for "medicine". Coiffure has sagittal crest; chest and abdomen bear cicatrized design. Eyes inlaid with small fragments of white glazed pottery (European).

Height 18.5 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929
Other Number 042 - Cast Number

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