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"Headdress for dancing;" Shape: A "buffalo head" is covered with cloth, on which long glass tubes are sewn Colour: Blue, slightly brown Condition: Somewhat damaged.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
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Object type
Header mask
Dimensions
Weight: 7,2 kg
Height: 31 cm
Width: 33 cm
Depth: 76 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Textile, Glass bead
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 22380

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Cameroon
    who
    Bameka
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  • Collecting
    who
    Hans Edler von der Planitz (1883-01-15 - 1917-09-03) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation 1908
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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