Culture or time period: Bantu / Loans: S1965-1966 #2: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (July 7, 1965–August 5, 1965) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-1553, described as Carved wooden figurine, Suku “fetish;” Mbambi (Northeast Baasuku). Height 48.23 cm. Mbambi figurine. Carved by a man from Mungulu village of Secteur Pay, Territoire Masi-Manimba. The manwas regarded as a good sculptor by the Suku. Figurine is part of the paraphernalia of the “war medicine” Mbambi. The medicine was first introduced shortly before 1920, by the Suku king from the Bambala to the north. It was given to groups of elders in each chieftaincy who constituted a kind of “policeforce” led by local political chief or his representative. Every member of the police society was responsible for enforcing peace and order in his vicinity; he had the right to collect fines from those creating disorders (fines shared by all the other policemen of the chieftaincy), and could count upon the help of other members of the police-society in case of resistance by wrong-doers.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-12973, described as Mask, anthropomorphic; wood with copper overlay; woven fiber balls on head; one fiber ball on braided raffia cord attached to hole in chin; carved out white painted teeth; raffia netting on back to secure on head.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1715, described as Wooden mask, painted black, white, brown-red, raffia bordered. 27.95 x 20.3 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1716, described as Wooden mask, painted black, white, brown-red, raffia bordered; 33.0 x25.4 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-12974, described as Mask, anthropomorphic; encrusted patina; prominent forehead, triangular nose, carved out teeth; fiber ball on raffia braid attached to perforation in chin; raffia netting on back to secure on head.

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden adze handle and metal blade, accession number 5-1595a,b, described as Suku hafted axe (Kipangu) ; a) handle 16” length; b) blade 7” length.

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden adze handle with carved head and attached metal blade, accession number 5-1598a,b, described as Suku hafted decorative adze--Kandu; a) handle 13 1/2” length. b) blade 7” length.

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden adze handle with carved, painted head and metal blade, accession number 5-1596a,b, described as Suku hafted axe--Mungembu; a) handle 15 1/4” length, b) blade 16 1/2” length

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden handle and metal blade, accession number 5-1592a,b, described as Suku hafted axe-Kipangu; a) handle 14” length, b) blade 7” length.

Hearst Museum object titled Wooden handle to an adze tool and metal blade, accession number 5-1593a,b, described as Suku hafted axe--Kandu; a) handle 13 1/4” length b)blade 8 1/2“ length.