Charm

Museum number:
5-4501
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
260.2 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1375
Description:
Charm ("Chisola"); multicolored beads tied together on stick; handle covered with cotton knit. Length: 22 cm. Made by Chisukusuku of Mahamajunto; taught by Samandanji of Mwajondo.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kambakatapi, Angola
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Angola; Kambakatapi; Lunda
Culture or time period:
Lunda
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (cotton knit)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Charms
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
overall— length 22 centimeters
Loans:
S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-4501, described as Charm ("Chisola"); multicolored beads tied together on stick; handle covered with cotton knit. Length: 22 cm. Made by Chisukusuku of Mahamajunto; taught by Samandanji of Mwajondo.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-4501, described as Charm ("Chisola"); multicolored beads tied together on stick; handle covered with cotton knit. Length: 22 cm. Made by Chisukusuku of Mahamajunto; taught by Samandanji of Mwajondo.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-4501, described as Charm ("Chisola"); multicolored beads tied together on stick; handle covered with cotton knit. Length: 22 cm. Made by Chisukusuku of Mahamajunto; taught by Samandanji of Mwajondo.

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