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Human sculpture

Historical main catalogue: "Two wooden dolls (man and woman) dressed in cotton clothes. a) [female] 60 cm high, b) [male] 48 cm high. Acquired in Mikindani, probably Makonde"

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Makonde (?)
Object type
Human sculpture
Dimensions
Allgemein: a) 59,50 x 24,00 x 12,00 cm (ohne Sockel)
Height: 47,5 cm
Depth: 10 cm
Width: 13,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Textile, Glass, Resin , Metal
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 4083 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    Makonde (?)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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