Zemanek-Münster

Big standing puppet figure

Tanzania
sold EUR 2,000
Provenance
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Size
H: 87 cm
H: 34.3 inch

Description

light brown wood, spotty, greyish brown patina, remains of red pigments, cylindrical torso with mortised, movable arms, in front of the chest a separately worked drum affixed by metal tags and cord, slightly protruding mouth with inset teeth, dam., cracks, traces of abrasion, on metal base


Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 435, ill. 248

Publications

Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 57, ill. 8

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