askari

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Human sculpture

Historical main catalogue: "Wooden figure "Askari", feet missing. H: 80.5 cm, Makonde Acquisition: see III E 19903""

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Makonde
Object type
Human sculpture
Dimensions
Height: 80,5 cm
Width: 22 cm
Depth: 24 cm
Weight: 15,4 kg
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 19907

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    According to the seller, this figure was carved many, many years ago
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    Makonde
  • Collecting
    who
    Hans-Joachim Koloß (1938-06-21 - 2013-10-23) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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