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Producer
Charles Callewaert (°1855 - †1945)
Theme
religious life, rites and beliefs, hut
Legend
This plaited architecture housing a nkondi, formerly called a "nail fetish", was seen by Charles Callewaert in Lutete in 1883. The object is covered with a cloth. Its human form is pierced with several metal spikes. The "nkondi" or "nkisi" of the region, contemporary with this representation, are kept in the ethnographic collection of the RMCA.
Inscription
Case de fétiche Lutele 1883
Date of acquisition
1989
Dimensions
29 cm x 19 cm
Technique
graphic arts > mixed technique > pencil - aquarelle
Inventory number
HO.0.1.3114
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