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Askari Sculpture

According to the inventory, the male figure made from reddish wood represents an Askari, i.e. anAfrican soldier who fought in the German colonial army. The figure stands on a stool-like pedestal and carries a sidearm attached to his belt.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Swahili
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Height: 710.0 mm
Width: 200.0 mm
Depth: 150.0 mm
Material/Technique
Leather, Colourant, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0140

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1875 - 1903
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    1904
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Africa (location/origin)
    Tanzania (location/origin)
    Lindi (location/origin)
    who
    Sauer, Karl - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa
Provenance
Nothing is known about the specific circumstances of the acquisition on site.

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
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