- Artist Unknown
- Untitled (Fetish Figure of the Mossi People), ca. 14th Century
- Wood Carving
- 6.5 x 2.25 in (16.51 x 5.72 cm)
This carved wood doll of a stylized female with a large created hairstyle comes from the Mossi peoples of Burkina Faso. Allegedly this fetish figure is intended to kindle maternal instincts. Thank you to Dr. Jonathan Klarsfeld for the generous donation of this work.
- Current Location: Gabert Library, 71 Sip Avenue - 6th Floor Outside 606 Cabinet
- Collections: African Art & Art of the African Diaspora, Nineteenth Century and Before, Portrait or Figurative, Sculpture
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