Double fetish
Songye · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: FET-36
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- Height
- 26 cm
- Material
- Wood, earth, fabric and magical cargo.
Sometimes the magic charge, the bishimba, is well located in a head or belly hole, as in the present case. All these additions, duly placed by…
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Full original description
Sometimes the magic charge, the bishimba, is well located in a head or belly hole, as in the present case. All these additions, duly placed by the Nganga They have no other purpose than to increase the power of the statue. The purpose of these statues is to fight against evil forces.
It is a double statue that has the same purpose as the Janus figures, seeing the past and the future, the interior and the exterior.
Further technical information
- Width
- 16 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
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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