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Mask

Antelope mask with horns. One of the eyes has a glass inlay. The teeth are made of vegetable matter, the whiskers and one eyebrow have been affixed with pieces of fur. There are numerous holes around the edges. The object has been painted blue.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Makonde
Object type
Maske
Dimensions
Width: 220.0 mm
Height: 480.0 mm
Material/Technique
Fur, Colourant, Glass, Plant fibre, Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0139

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1880 - 1903
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    08.04.1904
  • 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

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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