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Face mask

"Mask made of wood, blackish. Wamwera." Eyelashes and beard are made of reddish animal hair

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Wamwera (Mwera, Wamuera)
Object type
Face mask
Dimensions
Weight: 0,28 kg
Height: 71 cm
Width: 18 cm
Depth: 7 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Fur (Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros ?)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 12215

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century - 20th century (beginning)
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    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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