Hunter charms

Museum number:
5-4569
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1375
Description:
Charms; small pieces of carved wood connected with string and wire. Two sets: one of four, the other of six. Hunter’s charms.
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 Hunter charms, accession number 5-4569, described as Charms; small pieces of carved wood connected with string and wire. Two sets: one of four, the other of six. Hunter’s charms.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hunter charms, accession number 5-4569, described as Charms; small pieces of carved wood connected with string and wire. Two sets: one of four, the other of six. Hunter’s charms.

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