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NigeriaWaramuHausa (Haussa)
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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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- Object type
- Male sculpture
- Dimensions
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Height: 65,5 cm
Depth: 26 cm
Width: 27 cm - Material/Technique
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Wood, Iron
- Current location
- Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Inventory number
- III C 38313 a,b
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Collecting
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who
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Kurt Krieger (1920-01-17 - 2007-12-24) - CollectorsBrigitte Menzel (1930 - 1998) - Collectors
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Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa
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- CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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Title A: Raji fuja Title B: Majeolagbe
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