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Nail-studded male figure, probably used as fetish
unknown19th Century
MAS
Antwerp, Belgium
This nail-studded male figure in wood and with human hair was probably used as a 'fetish', hence invested with spiritual powers, in the Kempen region in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, in the 19th century.
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- Title: Nail-studded male figure, probably used as fetish
- Creator: unknown
- Date Created: 19th Century
- Location: Antwerp [province]
- Physical Dimensions: height: 51.5cm – width: 25cm – depth: 15.5cm
- Subject Keywords: Antwerp History and Folklore
- Type: Fetish figure
- Medium: Wood, textile, paper, metal, hair, botanical material
- ID: AF.1956.097
- Department: MAS collection – Folklore
- Acquisition: Purchased from Mestach (1956)
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