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Cup drum

Entry in the main historical catalogue: "Large carved drum. The ornament runs evenly round and shows animal heads in the upper part ..., in the lower part .... .". a. Instead of a skin ring, a wooden ring wrapped in leather is placed around the body below the membrane and tied to the membrane with strings. A braided cord is wrapped around this ring several times. The nails are driven through the cord and through the wooden ring. b. Body slightly tapered towards the membrane. Cup-shaped bowl. Tapered towards the bottom. d. Zoomorphic figures (reptiles, bat heads) and abstract ornaments carved all round. A carved ring between the bowl and the base.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kom
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 122 x 35 x 37 cm
Gewicht: 11,8 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Skin (reedbuck; Redunca redunca ?), Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 20636

Provenance and sources

when
19th century
where
Cameroon [Land]
Grassland [Region]
Northwest region [Region]
Lakom [Ort]
who
Kom

who
Theodor Glücksmann - Former Possessors
Hans Caspar Gans Edler Herr zu Putlitz (1879-06-30 - 1911) - Collectors

Description
Donation from Theodor Glücksmann 1906

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