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Entry in the main historical catalogue: "Temple figure; horseman, perhaps representing the founder of the Jaruba Empire; coloured partly blue, partly red." H.: 56 cm. Yagha North Yoruba

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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Equestrian sculpture
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 56 x 28 x 27,5 cm
Gewicht: 4,1 kg
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27314

Provenance and sources

when
19th century - 20th century (beginning)
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
who
Yoruba

who
Frobenius, Leo - Collectors

Description
Purchase from Leo Frobenius 1912

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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