Zengue fetish
Tikar · Cameroon
Reference: FRT-23
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- Height
- 11 cm
- Material
- Cooked clay, ceramic pearls, rope and pigments
Small protective fetish called Zengue or Chiki-Chki used mainly in fertility rites. They may be male or female and are sometimes kept in hand, respectively, by…
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Full original description
Small protective fetish called Zengue or Chiki-Chki used mainly in fertility rites. They may be male or female and are sometimes kept in hand, respectively, by men and women during sexual intercourse. As a protective element they are placed somewhere prominent in the house.
Further technical information
- 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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