Fetish for Pomba Gira

NameFetish

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1990s

Place madeSalvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

MediumMetal (iron, tin), ink

DimensionsOverall: 17 7/16 × 6 11/16 × 11 in. (44.3 × 17 × 28 cm)
Trident (b): 16 5/8 × 3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (42.2 × 10 × 6 cm)
Skirt (c): 5 5/16 × 2 15/16 × 3 1/8 in. (13.5 × 7.5 × 8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Antonio C. La Pastina and Dale A. Rice

Terms

Salvador

Object numberA.2013.31.16a-c

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionHighly stylized standing female figure (a) with extended arms and a long tail which reaches to the ground. Her left arm holds a trident (b), and she wears a removable skirt made of recycled tin (c) which is printed on the inside.