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Very simply crafted figure with hands clasped on the head, emphasised depiction of the female genitals and navel, shoulder blades are graphically decorated, the figure stands on a head with bent legs

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Object type
Figurine
Dimensions
H 22,5 cm
Material/Technique
wood (plant material)
carved
Object genre
sculpture
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2136
Other number(s)
Linden-Museum: 61639
2136

Provenance and sources

when
before 1909
where
Papua-Neuguinea

when
before 1909
where
Papua-Neuguinea
who
Haug, Carl - Owners

when
1909
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Owners

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
Came to Mainz "together with 636 other objects in exchange for 732 objects from Pakistan and Afghanistan" (Brandstetter, Hierholzer 2018).

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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