Decorative pillow

Museum number:
5-15591
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015591
Accession number:
Acc.4556
Description:
Fetish, juju "pillow". Clay filled white trade cloth in shape of oblong pillow. Five rows of cowrie shells attached to one side (center row with three beads in middle. Length 11.7 cm, Width 10.4 cm, Height 4.5 cm. From West Africa, Sahel.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Collection place:
Western Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Sahel
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Decorative pillow, accession number 5-15591, described as Fetish, juju "pillow". Clay filled white trade cloth in shape of oblong pillow. Five rows of cowrie shells attached to one side (center row with three beads in middle. Length 11.7 cm, Width 10.4 cm, Height 4.5 cm. From West Africa, Sahel.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Decorative pillow, accession number 5-15591, described as Fetish, juju "pillow". Clay filled white trade cloth in shape of oblong pillow. Five rows of cowrie shells attached to one side (center row with three beads in middle. Length 11.7 cm, Width 10.4 cm, Height 4.5 cm. From West Africa, Sahel.

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