Dried catfish-shaped mbwoongitwool (Kuba) - EO.0.0.29623
4th quarter of the 19th century. Tool wood powder (Pterocarpus) and sandy clay. RD Congo. Registered in 1927. Collected by L. Achten (1920s). Donated by H. Schouteden.
Dried catfish sold in markets were usually affixed on sticks. The artist who created this object did not forget to depict this accessory.
