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Twin figure

Female twin figure sporting a remarkable crown-shaped hairstyle. The finger and toe notches have been painted red. A green pearl necklace has been wrapped around the figure's midriff three times. The figure is standing on a circular base.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Fon
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Height: 200.0 mm
Material/Technique
Colourant, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/3145

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1950 - 1996
  • Change of legal title:
    Purchase
    when
    13.01.1997
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Africa (location/origin)
    Benin (location/origin)
    who
    Krieg, Karl H. - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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