This collection item does not have a name in the language of origin. If you know the name or have comments, use this form to contact the data-providing institution.

Boat model

Contact the institution

Boats are the means of transport for the coastal peoples of Cameroon. In colonial times, the boat was important for the transportation of people and goods. Since the arrival of the Europeans, the Duala people had been acting as intermediaries. With the use of their boats, they exchanged goods in the hinterland and brought them to the European ships at sea. This boat is a model of these vessels from the German colonial period. The object was ordered as an item of tourist art by the collector and brought back to Freiburg.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Duala
Object type
Boat model
Dimensions
Width: 400.0 mm
Length: 2750.0 mm
Height: 375.0 mm
Material/Technique
Colour pigments, Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0103
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1875 - 1898
  • Change of legal title:
    Purchase
    when
    1899
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Cameroon (location/origin)
    Africa (location/origin)
    Duala (location/origin)
    who
    Heldt, Johannes Christian Eiler - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED

Related objects

This content was machine-translated
Version: 2.5 / 7.5