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Photo 15.4 Une femelle Nommo, déesse de l'eau.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL))
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Wouter van Beek  (1943–)  wikidata:Q42792653
 
Wouter van Beek
Alternative names
Wouter E. A. van Beek, Walter E. A. van Beek
Description Dutch university teacher, anthropologist, Africanist, draughts player and cultural anthropologist
Date of birth 1943 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Beverwijk
Work period 2015 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q42792653
Title
Photo 15.4 Une femelle Nommo, déesse de l'eau.
Description
English: "Photo 15.4 A female Nommo, a water goddess." A hardwood statue of a female Nommo, a standing water goddess with bent knees, crocodile mouth and a pointed ear. The mouth is on the muzzle. Bought in Sangha, Mali, but made elsewhere in the North Dogon area. Height 45 cm.
Français : "Photo 15.4 Une femelle Nommo, déesse de l'eau." Une statue en bois dur d'une femme Nommo, une déesse de l'eau stagnante avec les genoux pliés, une bouche de crocodile et une oreille pointue. La bouche est sur le museau. Acheté à Sangha, Mali, mais fabriqué ailleurs dans la région nord Dogon. Hauteur 45 cm.
Nederlands: "Foto 15.4 Een vrouwelijke Nommo, watergodin". Een hardhouten beeld van een vrouwelijke Nommo, een staande watergodin met gebogen knieën, krokodillenbek en een spits oor. De mond zit op de snuit. Gekocht in Sangha, Mali, maar elders, in het noorden van het Dogongebied gemaakt. Hoogte 45 cm.
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English: Bought in Sangha, Mali, but produced elsewhere in Dogon country
Français : Acheté à Sangha, au Mali, mais produit ailleurs en pays Dogon
Nederlands: Gekocht in Sangha, Mali, maar elders in het Dogongebied gemaakt
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institution QS:P195,Q2174585
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Illustration 15.4, Book page 244
Source W.E.A. van Beek Collection, illustrations from the book in Dutch by Wouter van Beek: Thuis in Afrika. Een dubbelleven, Afrika-Studiecentrum, Leiden. Tweede gewijzigde druk, 2016
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