Charms

Museum number:
5-4432
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Accession number:
Acc.1375
Description:
Three small charms; carved wood; 1.5-2.5 cm l.; tied together.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Cucumbi, Angola
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Angola; Cucumbi; Chokwe
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
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
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Charms, accession number 5-4432, described as Three small charms; carved wood; 1.5-2.5 cm l.; tied together.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charms, accession number 5-4432, described as Three small charms; carved wood; 1.5-2.5 cm l.; tied together.

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