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Boat

Catalogue: Three human figures are seated one behind the other in a narrow boat with a flattened base, separated by two turtles of different sizes. The small figure in front appears to be that of a boy. All three dolls wear a black potted hairstyle over a barely marked face, the surface of which is painted grey. Circular patterns on the upper body merge into the painting of the arms, which protrude from the body and appear somewhat stiff and limp. The back and abdomen are unpainted. The navel, abdominal folds and aprons are missing, so that the two larger figures are obviously male statuettes. The rather thick thighs, painted only on the two male figures, end without feet and in a blunt point. The two tortoise shells are richly painted. Index card: Three men, two turtles in a boat. Boat length: 29.5 cm Boat width: 5.5 cm Largest figure: 8 x 4 cm

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Karajá (Iny Karaja)
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Length: 8 cm
Width: 4 cm
Length: 29,5 cm
Width: 5,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 14725

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Brazil
    Rio Araguaia
    who
    Karajá (Iny Karaja)
  • Collecting
    who
    Stolper Galleries (Robert L. Stolper) - Former Possessors
    Harald Schultz - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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