The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
male figure

Standing figure: torso strongly accentuated, close-fitting arms, hands on chest, short legs, strikingly carved head, deep-set eyes, prominent nose (pierced septum), decorative head crest, remains of painting (black, white, red)

This content was machine-translated
Data Provider
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Show only fields containing data

Cataloguing data

Object type
Figurine
Dimensions
H 44 cm
Material/Technique
wood (plant material), Colour
carved, painted
Object genre
sculpture
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2113
Other number(s)
Linden-Museum: 69829
2113

Provenance and sources

where
Papua-Neuguinea

where
Papua-Neuguinea
who
Schoede, Hermann - Owners

where
Stuttgart

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
Came to Mainz "together with 636 other objects in exchange for 732 objects from Pakistan and Afghanistan" (Brandstetter, Hierholzer 2018).

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
This content was machine-translated
2.1.1 / 7.1.1