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East Sumba Cultural Return
Mapping and reconnecting culturally significant materials held in external collections
‹Image held by Musée du quai Branly, Paris; not yet cleared for display here. The record below is open.
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Statuette anthropomorphe
Musée du quai Branly, Paris · 70.2001.27.576
| Institution | Musée du quai Branly, Paris |
| Accession | 70.2001.27.576 |
| Object type | sculpture |
| Date | 19e - 20e siècle |
| Acquisition | Acquired 2001 |
| Collector | Musée Barbier-Mueller (Genève) |
| Dimensions | 70 x 25 x 23 cm, 37170 g |
| Description | Pierre. Sculpture depicting a buste de femme de style naturaliste. La partie inférieure quadrangulaire de la statue était plantée en terre. Il pourrait s'agir selon l'anthropologue Webb Keane, d'un "katoda", un autel pour les libations et les offrandes faites aux esprits ancestraux |
| Estimated Period | Contemporary |
Cite this record: Marapu Governing Body of East Sumba, comp. 2026. “Statuette anthropomorphe, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, 70.2001.27.576.” East Sumba Cultural Return, version 1.0. https://nusantara-arts.com/item/70.2001.27.576/.