Bhima

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Shadow figure

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Schattenfigur
Dimensions
Height: 935.0 mm
Width: 475.0 mm
Material/Technique
Buffalo hide, Wood, Horn, Colourant
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
IV/1142

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1880 - 1908
    who
    Unbekannt - Makers
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    1909
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Indonesia (location/origin)
    Java (location/origin)
    Yogyakarta (location/origin)
    Southeast Asia (location/origin)
    who
    Ficke, Hugo - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South East Asia
Provenance
Donation from Hugo Ficke (1840-1912), 1909 Hugo Ficke was an honorary museum director and member of the Freiburg city council. He acquired the figures while travelling in Yogyakarta, Java, between January and mid-February 1909. There is no information about the specific circumstances of the acquisition on site.

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