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Holdings: 35mm slide: 4534
World Region: Africa
Region: North Central Africa
Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of (Zaire)
Description: Africa: Sculpture and Masks. Lower Congo style female fetish figure. West Belgian Congo (ht. 12") (niche in stomach for food offerings).
Image Categories: Artifact Function: Religion or Ritual; Artifact Material: Botanical
Source Type Detail: Book Citation: "The Sculpture of Negro Africa," by Paul S. Wingert; Fig. 74. New York: Columbia University Press, 1950.

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Full citation: "Africa: Sculpture and Masks. Lower Congo style female fetish figure. West Belgian Congo (ht. 12") (niche in stomach for food offerings).". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-10508/10508. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 27, 2024.