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Slotted drum

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Main catalogue: "Large carved wooden drum, on the sides relief figures of humans and crocodiles, on top the round figure of a sitting chieftain, in his right hand a bronze sword, in his left a human head, a second head lies between his feet, l 3.55 cm"

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bamileke (Bamiléké)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 357 cm
Depth: 63 cm
Width: 68 cm
Weight: 195 kg
Width: 383 cm
Height: 122 cm
Depth: 100 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 21107

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century (2nd half of the)
    where
    Cameroon
    Bansa
    who
    Bamileke (Bamiléké)
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation 1907
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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