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Object Number
2004.24.18710
Display Title
Wooden figure with grass skirt, fetish
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden figure with grass skirt, fetish. F. P. Orchard. Africa - Zaire.
Keywords
- Studio
- Ethnographic
- Effigy
Subject
- Skirt
- Grass
- Figure
- Wood
- Fetish
Department
Photographic
Date
1947
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
- Luba
- Mongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
/
Katanga
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2004.24.18795 | Bark treasure or fetish box |
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| ||
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| ||
| 2004.24.18796 | Wooden figure in squatting position with mirror on front |
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Liberia
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| 31-22-50/B5023 | Fetish figure |
Figurine
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Belgian Congo
| |
| 2004.24.18792 | Wooden cup in form of a figure, cup formed by head |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.18731 | Human figurine of wood, female idol with apron skirt |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.18790 | Long wooden figure with arms crossed |
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Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.18707 | Wooden pipe with round stem, bowl has a face |
Zaire
| ||
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Zaire
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