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"Figure with vessel, broken, carved from wood. 69 cm high. Bekom." The figure is brown in colour. The spine is indicated by a wide furrow.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kom
Object type
Sculpture
Dimensions
Height: 68,5 cm
Width: 25 cm
Depth: 33,5 cm
Weight: 3 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Earth patina
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 20354

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Cameroon
    Northwest region
    who
    Kom
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Captain Glauning 1906
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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