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Msee [Mzee] Kitenge

Historical main catalogue: "Mask made of wood, black. Portrait of a chief named Msee Kitenge, length 20cm width 12.5cm '' [Wamwera]"

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Wamwera (Mwera, Wamuera)
Object type
Mask
Dimensions
Weight: 0,31 kg
Height: 32 cm
Width: 19 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Textile, Leather , Hair (animal)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 12224

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    Mawia (Wamawia, Wamavia)
    Wamwera (Mwera, Wamuera)
  • Collecting
    who
    Bernhard Perrot (1874 - 1907) - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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