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Male sculpture

Male wooden figure of the Hausa with large erect penis: "Wooden sculpture, male; b: penis; Hausa, Waramu" Form: stylised, eyes, mouth, toes, penis partly accentuated with red paint, arms made of Fe Colour: black-brown, red "Such figures used to be used by musicians to mock fellow citizens, which often led to devastating psychological consequences for the mocked person. Already banned in Nigeria at the time of purchase: Islam! (information: warrior)" (index card)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Male sculpture
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 65,5 x 27 x 26 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 38313 a,b

Provenance and sources

where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Waramu [Ort]
Hausa (Haussa) [Land/Region]

who
Kurt Krieger (1920-01-17 - 2007-12-24) - Collectors
Brigitte Menzel (1930 - 1998) - Collectors

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