Fetish
AF669
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
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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