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Clay bowl

The deep clay bowl has a wavy rim with three heights and depths. It is decorated with angular and round geometric patterns, typical Kadiweu patterns. These are carved into the clay, the notches are traced with white paint and the resulting fields are painted with the following colours: black, olive green, ochre, old pink, cream, sand and various shades of brown. Note: The Kadiweu use the same patterns on their clay products as for body painting; see Strauss: Sad Tropics.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kadiwēu (Cadeuo, Caduveo)
Object type
Clay bowl
Dimensions
Weight: 2,7 kg
Height: 17,5 cm
Depth: 33,7 cm
Width: 34,7 cm
Material/Technique
Sound, Pigment
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 18939

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Brazil
    Mato Grosso
    who
    Joana Baleia - Makers
    Kadiwēu (Cadeuo, Caduveo)
  • Collecting
    who
    Repräsentantinnen der Kadiweu - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation 2006
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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