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Box rattle

Entry in the main historical catalogue: "Nsa rattle, elongated, square box made of raffia ribs, with handle. Only seen in the houses of chieftainesses."

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 53,5 x 19,5 x 9,5 cm
Material/Technique
Raphia (palm tree)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 25637

Provenance and sources

where
Cameroon [Land]
who
Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)

who
Ankermann, Bernhard - Collectors

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