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Teke fetiche - Figure - teke - teke - Congo
Teke fetish figures were called “Buti,” used by a ritual specialist for protection against witchcraft and disease, for acquiring power and for successful hunting. The figure’s face has linear scarification, a trapezoidal beard, slit eyes and a cap-like hairstyle. At one time the figure was covered by a magical organic mass of clay, only a small mass is left in the abdominal cavity.
Provenance: old american Collection
No. 105334502
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Teke fetiche - Figure - teke - teke - Congo
Teke fetish figures were called “Buti,” used by a ritual specialist for protection against witchcraft and disease, for acquiring power and for successful hunting. The figure’s face has linear scarification, a trapezoidal beard, slit eyes and a cap-like hairstyle. At one time the figure was covered by a magical organic mass of clay, only a small mass is left in the abdominal cavity.
Provenance: old american Collection
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