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Female sculpture

The female figure made of very light wood is coloured with red chalk. Her right arm is hanging down, her right hand has been left unfinished. The left arm is angled, the left hand has been placed in front of the chest. The round ears have been positioned well to the front of the head.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Makonde
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Height: 590.0 mm
Width: 165.0 mm
Depth: 130.0 mm
Material/Technique
Red chalk, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0127

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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