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I: "Large carved chieftain's drum, resting on 5 buffalo heads. Fontschanda." Pedestal drum shape: Cylindrical with a rounded, indented upper rim. The membrane is nailed on top Pattern: With figurative (reptiles and humans) carved reliefs Colour: Yellowish brown II (according to Andreas Meyer, 1997): a. Loops cut from hide tongues. 2 loops per peg. b. Body slightly tapered towards the membrane. Stand (type D). c. Notched ornamentation above the foot.

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Cultural attribution
Bamileke (Bamiléké)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: ca. 118 x 82 x 80 cm
Gewicht: 88,5 kg
Material/Technique
Animal skin (cannot be determined non-destructively), Plant fibre , Wood, Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 30682

Provenance and sources

when
19th century
where
Cameroon [Land]
Grassland [Region]
Fontschanda [Ort]
who
Bamileke (Bamiléké)

who
Helene Oldenburg - Former Possessors

Description
Donation from Helene Oldenburg 1916

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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