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Cup drum

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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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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kom
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 122 cm
Width: 35 cm
Depth: 37 cm
Weight: 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

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Cameroon
    Grassland
    Northwest region
    Lakom
    who
    Kom
  • Collecting
    who
    Theodor Glücksmann - Former Possessors
    Hans Caspar Gans Edler Herr zu Putlitz (1879-06-30 - 1911) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Theodor Glücksmann 1906
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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