Charms

Museum number:
5-4381a-c
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
262 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1375
Description:
Three small charms; carved natural wood. a) 3cm length b) 3 1/2 cm length c) 2.5 cm length To aid a pregnant woman in birth so there are no accidents. Central figure is a chikuza with tall hat, and others are mikishi. Collected March 1960.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Katende Chipoya, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Congo; Chimwanga; Katende Chipoye Road.; Luena (Murdock ....38:28)
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Collection date:
March 1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Charms, accession number 5-4381a-c, described as Three small charms; carved natural wood. a) 3cm length b) 3 1/2 cm length c) 2.5 cm length To aid a pregnant woman in birth so there are no accidents. Central figure is a chikuza with tall hat, and others are mikishi. Collected March 1960.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charms, accession number 5-4381a-c, described as Three small charms; carved natural wood. a) 3cm length b) 3 1/2 cm length c) 2.5 cm length To aid a pregnant woman in birth so there are no accidents. Central figure is a chikuza with tall hat, and others are mikishi. Collected March 1960.

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