Fetish
Ambete · People’s Republic of the Congo
Reference: FET-71
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- Height
- 29 cm
- Material
- Wood, rope, plaster, iron and pigments.
These fetishes are made using as a model the reliquaries of the ethnic group to which they copy in their great lines. Protective amulets are introduced…
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Full original description
These fetishes are made using as a model the reliquaries of the ethnic group to which they copy in their great lines. Protective amulets are introduced into the hollowness of the back instead of containing the relics of the ancestors. Dark patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Years 60
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
Country on the map
People’s Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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