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human head

Entry in the main historical catalogue: "Wooden dance make, human face with openwork carved head attachment formed from 4 lizards (2 from the front, 2 from the back). A handle twisted from rotang is attached to the hanger." Four teeth are visible in the mouth. The connection of the front lizards is broken off and missing.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Süd-Bali
Object type
Header mask (fragmented)
Dimensions
Height: 47 cm
Depth: 29 cm
Width: 37 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Rattan (Rotang, Rotan), Bones
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 29691

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Cameroon
    who
    Minge
    Süd-Bali
  • Collecting
    who
    Karl Adametz - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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