FMNH 25036.nosub[1]

  • 25036: Carved wood and Shell fetish
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Carved wood and Shell fetish figure of goddess Ala. Body paint and mirror eyes, One arm broken
  • 25036: Headdress figure
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Headdress figure, detail of top, 3/4 view. Painted wood. Eyes are made of mirror. Carved wood fetish figure of goddess Ala. Body paint and mirror eyes, One arm broken
  • 25036: Carved wood and Shell fetish
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Carved wood and shell fetish figure of goddess Ala. Body paint and mirror eyes, One arm broken
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    Scanner: Mr. Christopher J. Philipp : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History. | 22-1 | Country Africa | Locality Congo (?) | People Stock | Name Fetish figure [Female symbol]. Standing. One arm & protruding navel broken. Shell eyes. Carved, black, head-dress. Stands on plaited ring. Probably from Maritime Congo | Collection Calvin S. Smith | Notes Obtained in Jamica [sic] from English officer who had served in British E. Africa | Width | Length | Height | Price [LEFT MARGIN] A | 25036 | ENT | P.H. Lewis attributes this to Ibibio in S.E. Nigeria | Acc. 1238
Catalog Number: 25036.nosub[1]
Description: figure
Materials: wood, shell, paint, cloth
Accession Number: [1238] Calvin S. Smith (Gift)
Accession Year: 1915
City/Town: Zango
Collector/Source: Calvin S. Smith, Caroline Smith
EMu IRN: 1158437
GUID: ac83b39c-8fce-4d22-b119-4a5686226f1e

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