MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Doll, Fetish Figure
Object Name:
Figure, Fetish
Other Name:
Doll, Figure, Fetish
Place of Origin:
Namchi, Cameroon, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
Also noted as possible location of origion: Namji, Ivory Coast, Africa
H = 15—1/4"
W = 7"
D = 4"
Description:
Standing fetish figure, painted black with small round head, long cylindrical neck, crescent—shaped form in the middle of head. Slit mouth, long neck, wide shoulders with outstretched arms to side, cylindrical thin body, wide outstretched bent legs, small round feet, body wrapped with yellow glass beads.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Metal, Glass Beads, Cowry Shells
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Bead and Shell Work
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.15
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