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

Provenance and sources

where
Brazil [Land]
Rio Araguaia [Fluss]
who
Karajá (Iny Karaja)

who
Stolper Galleries (Robert L. Stolper) - Former Possessors
Harald Schultz - Collectors

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