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Turtle Figurine
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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Object type
Figur
Dimensions
Länge: 24 cm, Breite: 9 cm, Höhe: 6 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Colour, Glass
carved, Notched decor, painted, Insert
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
F 56271

Provenance and sources

when
around 1970

where
Namibia

when
2010
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Provenance
Collector worked as a nurse in South-West Africa (today Namibia) from 1969-73, where she acquired the piece.

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

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