Fetish Figure Item Number: 2815/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Fetish figure carved out of wood. The standing figure’s head has a flat top, with large protruding ears, large eyes, a square block nose, and smooth forehead and cheeks. Deep holes have been bored for the nostrils and ears, and the areas underneath the nostrils and inside the ears have been blackened. A thick neck leads to a square shoulder area and then to a round and protruding stomach and back. The legs are thinner at the thigh and thicken more toward the large feet. There is white residue on the front and inside of the legs below the knees.