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A female figure with a round head carved from wood. The eyes have been placed to the sides and are wide apart. The nose and mouth have been combined in a triangular shape. There is evidence of scarification above the left eye. The figure's short, feetless legs are affixed to a round, upwardly concave pedestal. The handless arms resemble handles.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Lulua
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Höhe: 290.0 mm
Material/Technique
Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0028

Provenance and sources

when
1880 - 1899

when
Autumn 1899

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

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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