Charm

Museum number:
5-13459
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013459
Accession number:
Acc.3355
Description:
Charm., Zaire, Katanga Province, Hemba (eastern Luba). 1930. 5-13459, acc no. 3355. File code: 5.2 Collector: unknown. Donor: Carl Lindros. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Description: Charm; 2 anthropomorphic abstract figures back to back; base badly damaged; hollowed-out at top; dark brown wood; h. 17 cm.
Donor:
Carl Lindros
Collection place:
Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Katanga Province; Zaire; Hemba (east. Luba)
Culture or time period:
Hemba
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1930
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
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 Charm, accession number 5-13459, described as Charm., Zaire, Katanga Province, Hemba (eastern Luba). 1930. 5-13459, acc no. 3355. File code: 5.2 Collector: unknown. Donor: Carl Lindros. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Description: Charm; 2 anthropomorphic abstract figures back to back; base badly damaged; hollowed-out at top; dark brown wood; h. 17 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 5-13459, described as Charm., Zaire, Katanga Province, Hemba (eastern Luba). 1930. 5-13459, acc no. 3355. File code: 5.2 Collector: unknown. Donor: Carl Lindros. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Description: Charm; 2 anthropomorphic abstract figures back to back; base badly damaged; hollowed-out at top; dark brown wood; h. 17 cm.

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