Stone Engraving: Human Figure
5000-1000 BCE | Unbekannter Meister der San
This piece is part of a collection of 165 San stone engravings that the physician and “traveller” Emil Holub had donated to the Ethnographic Department of the Natural History Museum. For a long time, this collection was considered the highlight of the African collections. The engraving might depict a mythical figure or a shaman in trance.
This piece is part of a collection of 165 San stone engravings that the physician and “traveller” Emil Holub had donated to the Ethnographic Department of the Natural History Museum. For a long time, this collection was considered the highlight of the African collections. The engraving might depict a mythical figure or a shaman in trance.
Artist:
Unbekannter Meister der San
Donation:
Konsul Julius Isaac Pam
Collection:
Emil Holub (1847 - 1902) DNB
Time:
5000-1000 BCE
Entry Date:
1896
Object Name
Stone Engraving: Human Figure
Culture
San
Material/technology:
Stone
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
Sub-Saharan Africa
Invs.
57464
