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Bow sounds

Entry in the historical main catalogue: Stringed instrument. Bakuba. (cf. In the interior of Africa p. 253)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bakuba (Kuba)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 55,5 cm
Width: 19 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Weight: 522 g
Material/Technique
Wood, Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 3236

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    who
    Bakuba (Kuba)
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Access unclear (expedition) of allocation uncertain 1886
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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