Makonde Shetani

Original Title: Wood Carved Makonde Shetani
Devised Title: Makonde Shetani
Date: Unknown
Creator: Unknown See all items with this value
Contributor: Don Hill; Frank Pinder
Description: A hand-carved, wooden African Makonde Shetani sculpture likely originating from the Makonde people in Tanzania, northern Mozambique, or Kenya. The Shetani are East African Islamic spirits who are depicted in varying forms, mostly abstract and distorted, and seen as malevolent beings. The word, “shetani” itself is Swahili for “little devil.”
Primary Subject: Unknown See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Spirituality See all items with this value; Folklore See all items with this value
Location: Tallahassee; Leon County; Florida; United States of America
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Wood
Additional Techniques: Carving
Measurements: L:84cm x W:16.5cm
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: CO_0001_03_001_0003
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.FAMU.0017
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Contributing Institution: Florida A&M University
Collection: Donald Hill Collection See all items with this value
Language: English