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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
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Width: 170.0 mm
Height: 580.0 mm
Depth: 85.0 mm
Material/Technique
Snail shell, Mother-of-pearl, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0361

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    around 1900
  • Change of legal title:
    Purchase
    when
    15.11.1906
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Solomon Islands (location/origin)
    Melanesia (location/origin)
    Papua New Guinea (location/origin)
    who
    Prof. Otto Jaekel (nicht sicher) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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