Fetish with Mirror
Bakongo · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: FET-15
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- Height
- 25 cm
- Material
- Wood, mirror, feathers, fibres.
Fetish with a mirror on the left hand and a bouquet of feathers on the right. The mirror allows you to see the beyond and the…
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Full original description
Fetish with a mirror on the left hand and a bouquet of feathers on the right. The mirror allows you to see the beyond and the hidden things. A rag cap surrounds his waist by letting his limb and a prominent navel escape. Left knee stuck on the ground. Invocational position. Glass eyes. Magic charge under the neck.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third century XX or older
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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