Nguzunguzu

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Boat figure

The human figure stands in a frame decorated with common egg cowrie shells and lime incrustations, which tapers in the lower section. The figure shows realistic depictions of tattoos and scarifications, pierced, plugged ears, hair and a necklace.

Data Provider
Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Breite: 170.0 mm, Höhe: 580.0 mm, Tiefe: 85.0 mm
Material/Technique
Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0361

Provenance and sources

when
around 1900

when
15.11.1906

where
Solomon Islands (location/origin)
Melanesia (location/origin)
Papua New Guinea (location/origin)
who
Prof. Otto Jaekel (nicht sicher) - Collectors

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