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Animal (plastic, toy)

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Main catalogue: "Clay figure of an elephant. The left hind leg is missing, ears and teeth are broken off, like all other animal figures only 3 legs. When asked why he did not give the animals 4 legs, the artist replied: "They also stand on three legs! Compare files. 6.5 cm high "New Utengule"

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Animal (plastic, toy)
Dimensions
Weight: 0,1 kg
Allgemein: 6,50 x 9,50 x 3,50 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 9526

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
  • Collecting
    who
    Georg von Prittwitz und Gaffron (1861-06-17 - 1936-09-15) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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