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female clay figure

Catalogue: The cross-legged woman is holding a child to her chest. The clearly modelled face with eyes, mouth, sculpted nose and tribal insignia is crowned by a potted hairstyle and a high mop of hair. Handless, rounded arms with carelessly drawn armbands hold the barely recognisable child. A raffia apron with a hole between the legs serves as a seat. Sparse body painting adorns the belly and crossed thighs and calves. Index card . Female clay figure sitting cross-legged with a child at her breast

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Karajá (Iny Karaja)
Object type
female clay figure
Dimensions
Length: 11 cm
Width: 5,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound, Bast
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 14741

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Brazil
    Rio Araguaia
    who
    Karajá (Iny Karaja)
  • Collecting
    who
    Stolper Galleries (Robert L. Stolper) - Former Possessors
    Harald Schultz - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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