GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Small sculpted male figures ending in a point were believed to protect pregnant women and children. They were worn in the belt, like a weapon.
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Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
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n.d.: Stillman Collection, New York
1969: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Eugene and Margaret McDermott, purchased from above [1]
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The main source for this provenance is the object record card in the Collections Records object file.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
Small sculpted male figures ending in a point were believed to protect pregnant women and children. They were worn in the belt, like a weapon.
Excerpt from
Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: Stillman Collection, New York
1969: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Eugene and Margaret McDermott, purchased from above [1]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the object record card in the Collections Records object file.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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