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Old fetish, male, brass top to head, hard wood
Old fetish, male, brass top to head, hard wood
Object Number 17-41-50/B1548
Display Title Old fetish, male, brass top to head, hard wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurine, carved human, incised, conical brass hat, wood base
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Batempa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Congo, Upper; Welle Basin
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 19.4 x 8 x 8 cm (7 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B1548

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