Fetish Mambila
Mambila · Cameroon
Reference: FET-29
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- Material
- Cooked clay, fabric and bone.
Curious anthropomorphic fetish Mambila which like fetishes Bakongo It carries a magical load. There is a lack of data on the exact function of this fetish,…
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Full original description
Curious anthropomorphic fetish Mambila which like fetishes Bakongo It carries a magical load. There is a lack of data on the exact function of this fetish, but given its characteristics it may be thought to be used in healing or divination rites.
Further technical information
- Width
- 30 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Cameroon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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