Group of figures | Photographer: Thomas Hartmann, JGU Mainz
Attribution 4.0 InternationalGroup of figures | Photographer: Thomas Hartmann, JGU Mainz
Attribution 4.0 InternationalGroup of figures | Photographer: Thomas Hartmann, JGU Mainz
Attribution 4.0 International
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Group of figures
except for d and e, free-standing human figures, all with necklaces of glass beads, a, d, f with hats, female figures d and e with hairstyles of plant stems, wrapped with string, two plaits to the left and right of the face, two at the back of the head, eyes of metal plates, leather hats, bracelets (horn? wood? metal?); original label with inscription "Carver carved his entire family as individual figures to order"
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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
Kwanyama
Object type
Holzfigur
Dimensions
H in cm: 52, 59, 66, 69, 82, 85, 93
Material/Technique
wood (plant material), leather, metal, glass (material)
carved, mounted
carved, mounted
Object genre
sculpture
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2884
Other number(s)
2884
Provenance and sources
when
ca. 1934
where
Omafo
when
1972
who
Ethnografische Studiensammlung, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz - Owners
Description
After Georg Boss's death in 1972, the object remained in the Ethnographic Study Collection as a gift. There are no documents relating to this agreement in the collection files (Brandstetter, Anna-Maria, Kolonialwaren, 2018).
when
1954
Description
Georg Boss gave the object to the Ethnographic Study Collection in 1954, together with 79 other objects, initially as a permanent loan. There are no documents relating to this agreement in the collection files (Brandstetter, Anna-Maria, Kolonialwaren, 2018).
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