Fetish
AF658
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF658 |
| 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; hole on bottom center of base(Di 1/2cm); features of face are well worn, yet the outline of the eyes, nose and mouth are detectable; top of head is ridged forming a crest in the center; hole is found on both sides of head; long narrow neck. Probably used as a charm. |
| Length | 17 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 124 - Other Number |
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