Collector:

Robert B. Keating  Search this

Donor Name:

Robert B. Keating  Search this

Culture:

Yaka  Search this

Object Type:

Fetish Figure

Place:

Popokdbaka Territory, Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Accession Date:

3 May 1982

Collection Date:

1969 to 1970

Notes:

FROM CARDS: "WOODEN, STANDING FIGURE, "USED IN RELIGIOUS HEALING CEREMONIES. ARMLESS, JOINED LEGS, BENT AT THE KNEES, RUDIMENTARY FEET. FIGURE COVERED WITH TRACES OF CAMWOOD, FACE WITH TRACES OF KAOLIN."

Record Last Modified:

7 Sep 2021

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

336966

USNM Number:

E420086-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37556f6d6-7dee-4e3f-abc6-625e2cd5c42d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8452632