SKU: 151617
Zigua Maternity Fetish Figure Tanzania
Height: 9
Width: 5
Depth: 4
Width: 5
Depth: 4
$175.00
Description
This hand-carved wooden figure represents a stylized human form with two children, wrapped tight around their body. Among the Zigua people of northeastern Tanzania, such figures serve as vessels for spiritual forces and are often used in healing, protection, or divination rituals. They may embody ancestral spirits or other supernatural entities believed to influence daily life. Ritual specialists or family elders typically activate and maintain these figures through offerings and invocation.
Chipped foot, head and dirt.
Height (In) 9
Width (In) 5
Depth (In) 4
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Approximate Age: 20th Century
People: Zigua
Country of Origin: Tanzania
Material
Material: wood, leather, fabric, clay, glass beads
Condition
Damage/Repair: Chipped foot, head and dirt.
Overall Condition: Good. Most of our pieces have spent decades on at least two continents, and have been treasured by several owners.
Overall Condition: Good. Most of our pieces have spent decades on at least two continents, and have been treasured by several owners.
