Fetish
29-59-78
From: Angola
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 29-59-78 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Ambundu |
Provenience | Angola |
Section | African |
Materials | Horn (animal part) | Fiber | Leather |
Description | Small antelope's horn, on each side of it is a wooden stick carved into the form of a horn. The 3 are in a tightly fitting cloth case and have a long carrying cord. They are intended to hold medicine. |
Height | 10.4 cm |
Width | 4.3 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
Other Number | Mercer Unknown - Old Museum Number | 277 - Collector Number |
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