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Male sculpture

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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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Cataloguing data

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

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Nigeria
    Waramu
    Hausa (Haussa)
  • Collecting
    who
    Kurt Krieger (1920-01-17 - 2007-12-24) - Collectors
    Brigitte Menzel (1930 - 1998) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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