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Puppe, "mwana hiti" (TRIBAL ART)

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171
Puppe, "mwana hiti"
(TRIBAL ART)
Zaramo, Tansania
Ohne Sockel (base NOT included).
Holz. H 15 cm.

Provenienz:
Nachlass Kurt Hösli-Brutschin (1928-2006), Basel.

mwana hiti genannte Figur, die von Mädchen während der Initiation liebevoll umsorgt wurde. Danach diente die Puppe der initiierte Frau als persönliche Schutzfigur.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Felix, Marc L. (1990). Mwana Hiti. München: Fred Jahn.

CHF 100 / 200
EUR 94 / 188

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Puppe, "mwana hiti" (TRIBAL ART)

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