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Commemorative head of a king or dignitary
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Main catalogue: "Human head made of terracotta" - probably part of a full sculpture.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Plastic
Dimensions
Objektmaß: ca. 19 x 8 x 10 cm
Material/Technique
Terracotta, terracotta
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27530

Provenance and sources

when
12th - 15th century
where
Nigeria [Land]
Ife [Stadt]
Olokun grove [Ort]
who
Yoruba

who
Frobenius, Leo - Collectors

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