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Object type
statuette
Materials
wood
Legend
This could be a figurine used by an ocimbanda associated with the ondele. The ondele were the benevolent and respectable ancestors used as a means of calming down certain rituals.
Place of collecting
Angola > Benguela
Culture
Ovimbundu
Field collector
Robert Verly (°1901 - †1963)
Acquisition related person
Royal Museums for Art and History - Brussels, as exchange
Date of acquisition
1979-03-02
Dimensions
33,4 cm x 7,7 cm x 6 cm
Inventory number
EO.1979.1.238
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