Wooden figure

Museum number:
5-1555
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1302
Description:
Carved wooden figurine, Northeast Suku “fetish;” Koshi. Height 35.53 cm. Carved by same man as 5-1553. Contemporary. The figurine is part of the paraphernalia of mukisi (kisungu). Koshi, which is associated with the following diseases: boils, convulsions, strong fevers, headaches, emciation (and kwashiorkor in children), and being struck by lightning.
Donor:
Igor Kopytoff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Suku
Culture or time period:
Suku
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Fetishes
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1989-1990 #13: California State University, East Bay (January 10, 1990–February 13, 1990)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figure, accession number 5-1555, described as Carved wooden figurine, Northeast Suku “fetish;” Koshi. Height 35.53 cm. Carved by same man as 5-1553. Contemporary. The figurine is part of the paraphernalia of mukisi (kisungu). Koshi, which is associated with the following diseases: boils, convulsions, strong fevers, headaches, emciation (and kwashiorkor in children), and being struck by lightning.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figure, accession number 5-1555, described as Carved wooden figurine, Northeast Suku “fetish;” Koshi. Height 35.53 cm. Carved by same man as 5-1553. Contemporary. The figurine is part of the paraphernalia of mukisi (kisungu). Koshi, which is associated with the following diseases: boils, convulsions, strong fevers, headaches, emciation (and kwashiorkor in children), and being struck by lightning.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figure, accession number 5-1555, described as Carved wooden figurine, Northeast Suku “fetish;” Koshi. Height 35.53 cm. Carved by same man as 5-1553. Contemporary. The figurine is part of the paraphernalia of mukisi (kisungu). Koshi, which is associated with the following diseases: boils, convulsions, strong fevers, headaches, emciation (and kwashiorkor in children), and being struck by lightning.

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