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Painted, standing figurine made of wood wearing a long shirt. The figure is holding a knife and a board in its hands. The figure has a vertical borehole. A shotgun shell sticks out from the borehole on top of the head.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Höhe: 390.0 mm
Material/Technique
Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0021

Provenance and sources

when
1880 - 1899

when
Autumn 1899

where
Nigeria (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)
Benin (location/origin)
who
Heldt, Johannes Christian Eiler - Collectors

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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