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Clay animal figurines as amulets against theft

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Main catalogue "SACYA 2 clay figures, fired, for protection (madjeni) against theft, to be placed in yard or hut. Animal shapes a. 10 cm l. b. 8 cm l. Pare"

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Pare (Wapare)
Object type
Clay animal figurines as amulets against theft
Dimensions
Allgemein: a) 6,50 x 11,00 x 5,50 cm
Weight: 0,2 kg
Height: 5,5 cm
Width: 9,5 cm
Depth: 3,5 cm
Weight: 0,3 kg
Material/Technique
Clay (fired: ceramics), Straw, Glass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 12656 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    Pare (Wapare)
  • Collecting
    who
    Fuchs - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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