VILI
VILI
Reliquary fetish
20th century.Diameter: 20 cm.Anthropoid skull, resin, finely woven wickerwork.Almost circular in shape, this fetish features a bonobo-type chimpanzee skull (primordial ancestor) set with a resin face. Three braided wicker cords attach it to the spherical rear structure, which is constructed from strips of wicker.
VILI
Reliquary fetish
20th century.Diameter: 20 cm.Anthropoid skull, resin, finely woven wickerwork.Almost circular in shape, this fetish features a bonobo-type chimpanzee skull (primordial ancestor) set with a resin face. Three braided wicker cords attach it to the spherical rear structure, which is constructed from strips of wicker.