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This carved wooden figure was acquired in a mountain village in Ethiopia in 1973 and was added to the Ethnological Collection as a gift in 1990. The symbolism on the chest and headdress refers to the Jewish community in Ethiopia. Known as Beta Israel or Falasha, this minority practises an early form of Judaism enduring centuries of persecution and discrimination. Between 1984 and 2013, more than 90,000 Ethiopian Jews left their homeland for Israel.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Height: 280.0 mm
Width: 90.0 mm
Depth: 85.0 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2732

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1950 - 1973
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    after 1973
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Africa (location/origin)
    Ethiopia (location/origin)
    Falasha (location/origin)
    who
    Privatbesitz - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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