Fetish
29-59-36
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Angola | Katete
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 29-59-36 |
Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
Culture | Ambundu |
Provenience | Angola | Katete |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Wood. Like 29-59-32, but the figure is probably a woman. Pointed knot at top of frame; frame not decorated. "Carried on belt of hunter on hunting trips but usually left in hut or temple." |
Height | 16.5 cm |
Width | 8 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
Other Number | Mercer 19538 - Old Museum Number | 49 - Field No SF |
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