Articulated fetish
Senufo · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: FET-20
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- Height
- 43 cm
- Material
- Wood, metal plates, tips, and pigments.
Rare senufo fetish of unknown use, probably protective. Articulated arms that can rise up to the cheeks and stay fixed. A few thin, elongated metal chapitas…
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Full original description
Rare senufo fetish of unknown use, probably protective. Articulated arms that can rise up to the cheeks and stay fixed. A few thin, elongated metal chapitas cover part of the headdress and go nailed to the wood.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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