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Double bell with mallet

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "desgl. [like III C 1461 = iron double bell] with mallet 29 cm. desgl. [like III C 1459 = lunda]".

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Lunda
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Weight: 0,518 kg
Length: 25 cm
Depth: 6 cm
Height: 30 cm
Width: 18 cm
Depth: 6 cm
Depth: 30 cm
Width: 18 cm
Material/Technique
Iron (forging), Plant fibres , Wood, Leather (reptile)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 1462 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Angola
    who
    Lunda
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Acquisition by Dr Max Buchner, arranged by the African Society 1882
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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