DepartmentLatin America
Fetish for Exu
NameFetish
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date1990s
Place madeSalvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America
MediumMetal (iron), solder
DimensionsOverall (including trident): 28 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 6 1/8 in. (73 × 14 × 15.5 cm)
Trident (b): 17 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 1/4 in. (44.5 × 10.8 × 0.7 cm)
Trident (b): 17 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 1/4 in. (44.5 × 10.8 × 0.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Antonio C. La Pastina and Dale A. Rice
Terms
- Salvador
Object numberA.2013.31.17ab
DescriptionStanding male figure (a) with long extended legs and with an erect phallus. He has a long tail which reaches to the ground, and holds a trident (b) in his right hand. 
1920 to 1950
