![(1) Native fetish from the Southern part of the Cataract Congo [the strings tied round the neck are offerings for benefits received.] ; (2) Image of St. Christopher and the infant Christ, found in San Salvador District [possibly some two or three hundred years old. Has been used as a fetish.] Similiar types to (1) and (2) are found among the Kioko and Bashilange.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDgvMDEvMDEvMS1uYXRpdmUtZmV0aXNoLWZyb20tdGhlLXNvdXRoZXJuLXBhcnQtb2YtdGhlLWNhdGFyYWN0LWNvbmdvLXRoZS1zdHJpbmdzLXRpZWQtNTAxYmU4LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/519/jpg "(1) Native fetish from the Southern part of the Cataract Congo [the strings tied round the neck are offerings for benefits received.] ; (2) Image of St. Christopher and the infant Christ, found in San Salvador District [possibly some two or three hundred years old. Has been used as a fetish.] Similiar types to (1) and (2) are found among the Kioko and Bashilange.")
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(1) Native fetish from the Southern part of the Cataract Congo [the strings tied round the neck are offerings for benefits received.] ; (2) Image of St. Christopher and the infant Christ, found in San Salvador District [possibly some two or three hundred years old. Has been used as a fetish.] Similiar types to (1) and (2) are found among the Kioko and Bashilange.
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Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem is one of The New York Public Library’s research libraries devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, and African experiences.
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1908 - 1908
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New York Public Library
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