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German museums catalog diverse historical and cultural artifacts
Various German museums have cataloged diverse historical and cultural artifacts. These collections include a modern polyresin figure of Maman Brigitte, a Haitian Vodou Lwa, representing the intersection of African religious traditions and global popular culture.
Other notable items include a lithograph titled ‘The Day’ by Philipp Otto Runge from his 1805 ‘Times’ cycle, a Jugendstil ceramic vessel featuring organic relief ornaments and flame-like glazes, and a prehistoric flint blade dating from the North Mesolithic to the early Bronze Age.
Additional historical pieces include a postcard from 1905 depicting Berlin-Mitte and an ornamental metal pendant cross featuring religious reliefs.
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Berlin · Germany · Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg · Museum für Sepulkralkultur · Philipp Otto Runge · University of Bonn