Grave marker · Tanzanie, Zaramo · ID: 3040882
Vendu
700 €
Provenance
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, GermanyHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1992)
Description
light wood, remains of white paint, head piece in shape of a “mwana hiti” figure, split crested coiffure clearly recognizable, missing parts caused by weathering and insect caused damage, metal base;
these wooden posts marked the graves of important people.
Littérature comparée
Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 236, ill. 56