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Calabash bottle

The base of the vessel is a calabash woven into raffia. The base, neck and lid are woven in different patterns. Two vertical handles are woven into the neck and a horizontal handle into the lid. Presumably for storing palm oil.

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
Bamileke
Object type
Kalebasse
Material/Technique
gourds (plant components), bast
braided
Object genre
vessel
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2332
Other number(s)
2332

Provenance and sources

when
before 1911

where
Bamendjinda

when
1900/1901-1911
where
Kamerun
who
Diehl, Adolf - Owners

when
1911
where
Stuttgart
Description
Linden-Museum bought object from A. Diehl.

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.

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