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Micronesian weather talisman, called Windmaker "Iios"
Leibniz-Institute for History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO)before 1900
Leibniz Association
Berlin, Germany
Weather god/canoesaint made of wood, called Windmaker "Iios".
Object: Micronesian weather talisman
Technique: Wood and stingray tail spines
Location: Woleai, outer Islands of Yap, Federate States of Micronesia
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- Title: Micronesian weather talisman, called Windmaker "Iios"
- Creator: Leibniz-Institute for History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO)
- Date Created: before 1900
- Physical Location: GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig, Sammlung Senfft, 1904
- Provenance: Woleai, outer Islands of Yap, Federate States of Micronesia
- Type: Ectachrom
- Original Source: More information about the collection
- Rights: GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Foto: Ingrid Hänse
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