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Object Number
17-41-50/B1639
Display Title
Ivory fetish medicine (masque)
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory fetish medicine (masque)
See Conservation Record for additional details on material identification
Inventory Description
Carving, hollow tusk, dual faced head at pointed end, another with ridges
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Luba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Belgian Congo
Materials
Wart hog ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 21.7 x 3 x 1.9 cm (8 9/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-41-50/B/ 1639
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-41-50/B1638 | Ivory fetish medicine (masque) |
Carving
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1642 | Ivory fetish medicine (masque) |
Carving
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1641 | Ivory fetish medicine (masque) |
Carving
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1640 | Ivory fetish medicine (masque) |
Carving
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1636 | Ivory fetish medicine (masques) |
Carving
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1630 | Ivory fetish medicine (masques) |
Carving
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1635 | Ivory fetish medicine (masques) |
Carving
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1634 | Ivory fetish medicine (masques) |
Carving
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1633.1 | Ivory fetish medicine (masques) - 1 half |
Carving
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1643 | Ivory fetish medicine (masque) carved with figures |
Carving
|
Congo
Angola | |
| 17-41-50/B1633.2 | Ivory fetish medicine (masques) - 1 half |
Carving
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 83-14-50/30219 | Carved ivory, two human figures |
Carving
|
Angola
|