Fetish
AF661
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF661 |
| 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 well worn, yet the eyes and mouth are visible; a wooden crest is protruding down the center of the back of the head, long neck. Probably used as a charm. |
| Length | 18.8 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 131 - Other Number |
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