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matakau

It is unclear whether such figures represented deified ancestors.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Figure
Dimensions
Weight: 13,15 kg
Height: 106,5 cm
Width: 34 cm
Depth: 26 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Plant fibre , Bark pulp , Tooth (boar), Glass (beads), Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VI 4607

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    before 1882
    where
    Polynesia
    Fiji
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Karl von den Steinen in 1882
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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