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Catalogue: In this fish mask, light-coloured raffia is pulled over a cane weave and attached to the mouth opening, which is reinforced by strips of palm pith. Several different coloured concentric circles indicate the eyes. The palps on the sides above and below the open mouth are made of bast beads. Index card : Mask head.

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Cultural attribution
Tikuna (Ticuna, Tukuna, Magüta)
Object type
Mask head
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 20 x 31 x 50 cm
Gewicht: 0,4 kg
Material/Technique
Tapa, Basket weave, Cord
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 11620

Provenance and sources

where
Brazil [Land]
who
Tikuna (Ticuna, Tukuna, Magüta)

who
Siegfried Wähner - Collectors

Description
Purchase from Siegfried Wähner, Dresden 1936

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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