Collection place: Congo Basin, Africa / Donor: Mitsuo Inouye / Culture or time period: Bantu (Zone C) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Fetish bundle

Museum number:: 5-13884
Culture or time period:: Ngombe
Object class:: Fetishes
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collector:: Mitsuo Inouye and Mrs. Mitsuo Inouye
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection date:: unknown

2. Human wooden statuette

Museum number:: 5-13881
Culture or time period:: Ba Yaka
Object class:: Fetishes
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo

3. Wood carved alligator

Museum number:: 5-13886
Culture or time period:: Ba Kuba
Object class:: Woodcarvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo

4. Wooden statuette

Museum number:: 5-13879
Culture or time period:: Ba Yaka
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo

5. Wooden statuette wrapped in cloth

Museum number:: 5-13880
Culture or time period:: Ba Yaka
Object class:: Fetishes
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo

6. Wood mask with raffia

Museum number:: 5-13885
Culture or time period:: Ba Pende
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Democratic Republic of the Congo