The Imiut fetish has been documented throughout the history of Ancient Egypt. This was a stuffed, headless animal skin, often a feline or bull, which was tied by the tail to a pole terminating in a lotus bud, inserted into a stand. The fetish was present in Egyptian funerary rites from the earliest ages. Although its origin and purpose is unknown, the imiut fetish dates as far back as to the First Dynasty (3100-2890 BC).
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