Fetish Figure

2013.05.1870

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Artifact Identification Fetish Figure   (2013.05.1870)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Symbols
  4. :
  5. Belief Symbols
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date N/A
Culture Fon

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 32.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 10 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 700.0 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes N/A
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description

Recently this item, along with other items designated as being potentially associated with the Kingdom of Benin, was presented to the Digital Benin Project, whose goal is to “bring together photographs, oral histories, and rich documentation material from collections worldwide to provide a long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century." The Digital Benin project was developed in close cooperation with the Benin Dialogue Group, which includes the Royal Court of Benin, the Edo State Government, the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria and all European museums with important Benin collections. This item was not accepted to be part of the project due to new research related to time period, tribe, culture, and/or country of this item provided by the scholars leading the project. We continue to research our collections specifically for items that may have been unethically removed from their places of origin. ​We will attempt to return all items found to be unethically sourced.

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Bibliography N/A

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Lynn and Michael Noel Collection
Reproduction N/A
Reproduction Information N/A

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