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Doll

Doll (fetish), face covered with white leather, with strings of cowrie shells Entry in historical file card: Doll, ( fetish ? ) fruit covered with white leather, with strings of cowrie shells. Entry in the historical main catalogue: Doll, covered with shells Fruit like No. 321, with wooden head covered with shells.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Doll
Dimensions
Länge x Breite x Höhe: 13,5 x 11 x 8 cm
Material/Technique
Leather , Cotton, Snails (cowries, Cypraea moneta), Brass nails, Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 303

Provenance and sources

where
Brazil [Land]

who
Wilhelm Pietzker - Collectors

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