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Door jamb

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"Doorpost. On the front edge 3 human figures one above the other, above a four-footed animal. On the inner surface 2 crocodiles. 226 cm lg. Bayangam near Banjun"

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bamileke (Bamiléké)
Object type
Door jamb
Dimensions
Weight: 20,5 kg
Height: 225 cm
Depth: 41 cm
Width: 21,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 21123

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century - 20th century (beginning)
    where
    Cameroon
    Bayangam (near Bandjun, Bandjoun)
    who
    Bamileke (Bamiléké)
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Glauning (Hptm.) 1907
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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