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Human sculpture

Main catalogue: "Holzfigur vergl. III E 8986 [= female wooden figure. When a sultan died, such a figure was carved from urua; a slave was slaughtered over it. The figure was found lying in a round hut with figures III E]. 55.5 cmtl high. similar to III E 8988. utongwe"

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Utongwe
Object type
Human sculpture
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 60 x 15 x 15 cm (mit Sockel)
Gewicht: 2,85 kg
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 8989

Provenance and sources

where
Tanzania [Land/Region]
Lake Tanganyika
who
Wabende (?)
Utongwe

who
Bischoff, Josef - Collectors

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