Teke Fetish

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Teke Fetish

Small wood and plant fiber basket filled with clay, encasing ritual items, as well as a carved ivory and clay pipe and other carved figures and objects embedded in surface of the clay.

Name/Title

Teke Fetish

Entry/Object ID

2013.Br.37

Description

Small wood and plant fiber basket filled with clay, encasing ritual items, as well as a carved ivory and clay pipe and other carved figures and objects embedded in surface of the clay.

Collection

Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Teke People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900 - 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Nigeria

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Teke People
Bantu ethnic group

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pipes (Smoking), Fetishes, Reliquaries, Baskets

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pipe

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Length

9 in

Circumference

22 in

Material

Wood, clay, Bone, Plant Fiber