Crocodile Nkissi De Claves

Bakongo · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Reference: FET-14

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Height
37 cm
Material
Wood, nails, rope and pigments,

Fetish intended for divinatory practices. Covered with nails as well as Koso dogs. Magic charge under the neck.

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Full original description

Fetish intended for divinatory practices. Covered with nails as well as Koso dogs. Magic charge under the neck.

Further technical information
Width
16 cm
Attributed period
Mid-century XX

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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