Fetish
AF665
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF665 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bahuana |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Cephlomorhic wooden peg fetish; body of peg is cylindrical, smooth surface; features of face are very distinct-two oval protruding eyes, triangular shaped nose, open mouth and sharp jaw line; crest carved on top of head; long neck; a hole is found through side of head, a third hole is found in center of crest. Anthropomorphic. Probably used as a charm. |
| Length | 18 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 156 - Other Number |
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