DepartmentLatin America

Fetish for Exu

NameFetish

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1990s

Place madeSalvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

MediumMetal (iron, tin), solder

Dimensions14 × 5 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (35.5 × 14.2 × 6 cm)

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

Terms

Salvador

Object numberA.2013.31.15

DescriptionStanding iron trident riveted to a square metal base. The outside points are riveted to the central one and the trident is then riveted to the plated iron base. A scrap of paper wrapped around the central post has "Ferro XXX EXU" written on it.