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Object Number
2004.24.17230
Display Title
Small wood figure, medicine man's mortar, wooden figure and cup
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Small wooden fetish (1766); Medicine man's mortar (1589); Wooden idol (51237); Two-headed wooden cup (B/1599) Belgian Congo. Warega Tribe (B/1766) Bakongo Tribe (B/1599).
Keywords
- Studio
- Household
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Man
- medicine
- Cup
- Wood
- Mortar
- Head
- Fetish
Department
Photographic
Date
11/1944
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
- Central Bantu
- Kongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)
Historical Language
Museum staff recognize the offensive nature of the term "idol" in describing the photographed individuals and activities. The term is listed here as it is part of the original documentation of past collecting practices and past methods of analysis.
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-98-70/686 | Wooden figure - aju for a medicine man's aju |
Figurine
|
Soliga
|
| 2004.24.17227 | Carved wooden figures |
Zaire
|
|
| 17-41-50/B1589 | Medicine man's mortar, head carved on end |
Tools
|
Congo
|
| 2004.24.14118 | Two medicine horns, part of medicine man's equipment |
Tanzania
|
|
| 20-9-10/87532 | Medicine man's fetish |
Raw Material
Art 3-D |
North America
|
| 2004.24.14120 | Ivory figurine, full face and profile, part of medicine man's equipment |
Tanzania
|
|
| 2004.24.14123 | Rain stick with eland tail, part of medicine man's equipment |
Tanzania
|
|
| 2004.24.14117 | Porcupine quill rattle, part of medicine man's equipment |
Tanzania
|
|
| 2004.24.14119 | Ivory figurine, part of medicine man's equipment |
Tanzania
|
|
| 2004.24.14115 | Divining block and cover, part of medicine man's equipment |
Tanzania
|
|
| 99-12-30/53225 | Medicine man's rattle (marakka) |
Percussion
|
Guyana
British Guiana |
| 98-3-50/51249 | Wooden figure |
Figurine
|
Africa
|