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Bird man figure

Standing human figure with elongated head carved from reddish brown wood. In front of the forehead there are two triangles with their tips set against each other. Two vertical ears rise up from the head. The seeds of a small, black and red fruit have been inserted as eyes. At the back of the head there is a hanging rectangular plate, which probably represents hair or a train. The figure's hands are raised in front of the body. At the back of the figure there is a cow horn-shaped tail.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Sakalava
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Height: 440.0 mm
Width: 73.0 mm
Depth: 73.0 mm
Material/Technique
Seeds, Colour pigments, Wood, Carving, Fire painting
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2084 a
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1900 - 1963
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    09.01.1964
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Madagascar (location/origin)
    Africa (location/origin)
    Sakalava (location/origin)
    who
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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