Fetish

AF669

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF669
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bahuana
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Description

Cephlomorphic wooden peg fetish; body of peg is cylindrical,tapering at base; features of face are well worn; roughly carved; top end of object is blade shape with a dull edge-head is of a three dimensional diamond shape; narrow neck.

Anthromorphic. Probably used as a charm.

Length 17.6 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 134 - Other Number

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