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Nail fetish figure
Object Number 2006.32.4
Display Title Nail fetish figure
Descriptions
Object Description Nail fetish figure, standing male; nails in torso, key on rope around neck, glass in eyes and in front of box at chest; patina
Inventory Description Figurine, carved wood, standing figure, metal nails and key, center box
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kongo
  • Ba Kongo
  • Ba Wili
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Africa / Angola
Materials Wood, Metal, Glass, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 44 x 14 x 13 cm (17 5/16 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2006.32.4
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Lilian Hertzberg (2/22/1964)
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg (2/22/1964)
Dealer Mathias Komor (2/22/1964)
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)
Seller Mathias Komor

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