omolongi

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Omolongi

Historical main catalogue: "'omolongi' type of 'allangidi'. North Yoruba. Wooden play doll, jagba for girls; kept (by) North Yoruba until old age. Human head, richly tattooed, on a square column base, more modern work; painted pink. Height: 28 cm. Yagba North Yoruba"

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Doll
Dimensions
Weight: 0,2 kg
Height: 28,5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 5,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27266

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Nigeria
    Yagba
    who
    Yoruba
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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