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Palm wine bottle

Entry in the historical main catalogue: "Palm wine calabash, completely covered with pearl embroidery" Colours: Blue, yellow, black, red, gift from the chief Joya from Bamum

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)
Object type
Palm wine bottle
Dimensions
Gewicht: 3,9 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 85 x 35 x 22 cm
Material/Technique
Raphia (palm tree), Glass bead, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 25933

Provenance and sources

when
19th century - 20th century (beginning)
where
Cameroon [Land]
who
Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)

who
Seitz, Theodor - Former Possessors

Description
Donation / transfer from Theodor Seitz 1910

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