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Object Number 17-41-50/B1626
Display Title Ivory fetish figure
Descriptions
Object Description Double headed standing male figure carved in low relief. Both arms are slightly bent. The proper right arm is positioned upward towards the chest. The lower body is partially hollowed out presumably due to the natural morphology of the ivory. Ethnographic repairs in the form of copper pins are seen on the body of the figure.
Inventory Description Figurine, carved ivory, standing male with double head, incised features
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Luba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Belgian Congo
Dimensions Overall: 14.7 x 2.7 x 2.9 cm (5 13/16 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B.1626.
Provenance
Collector Henri Pareyn (1880-)

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