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Object Number 975-12-50/11794
Display Title Ivory fetish figure, male
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory fetish figure, male. Furman appraisal describes this as: "unusual male fetish figure with arms joined to the base and cut away from the body; This is a rare example, related in style to the Bango Bango tribe" Ivory.
Inventory Description Figurine, carved ivory, seated male, arms attached to knees, punctate top and ba
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1975?
Culture
  • Lega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Belgian Congo
Dimensions Overall: 14.3 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm (5 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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