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TÄTOWIEREN, Katab, motif 1: dancing men with disc-shaped formations on their buttocks, 2 motif: tattoo of a man

There are two different motifs; first motif: men dancing in a circle with disc-shaped formations on their buttocks; second motif: two seated men. One of them is holding the other's head backwards and scratching his face with an object.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Katab
Object type
Photography
Dimensions
Bildformat (Foto): (Dia, SW) cm 80x50mm
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VIII A 1323

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Nigeria
    who
    Katab
  • Collecting
    who
    Westermann - Collectors
    Institut für Lautforschung der Berliner Universität - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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