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Large doll with cowrie shells, with hanging of shell strings and pearls Entry in historical catalogue: Large doll, made of cowrie shells with hanging of shell strings and pearls. Entry in the main historical catalogue: Doll, large, made of cowrie shells with hanging of shell strings and pearls.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Doll
Dimensions
Length: 33 cm
Width: 17 cm
Height: 12 cm
Material/Technique
Snails (cowries, Cypraea moneta), Shell , Cotton fabric, String (cotton), Leather , Glass beads
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 296

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Brazil
  • Collecting
    who
    Wilhelm Pietzker - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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