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Divination figure

Divination symbol A woman sits in a bent pose. Her elbows are resting on her knees and her chin is in her hands Meaning: Ancestor demands a sacrifice from the questioner.KB-246/29

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Tschokwe (Chokwe)
Object type
Divination figure
Dimensions
Height: 9,5 cm
Width: 2,5 cm
Depth: 4,5 cm
Weight: 0,022 kg
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 43841

Provenance and sources

where
Angola [Land/Region]
Congo [Land/Region]
who
Tschokwe (Chokwe)
who
Baumann, Hermann - Collectors
Description
Purchase from Hermann Baumann 1938

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