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Cylinder drum

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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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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bamileke (Bamiléké)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 118 cm
Width: 82 cm
Depth: 80 cm
Weight: 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

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Cameroon
    Grassland
    Fontschanda
    who
    Bamileke (Bamiléké)
  • Collecting
    who
    Helene Oldenburg - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Helene Oldenburg 1916
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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