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Rod comb

ten sticks, arranged next to each other, wrapped in plant fibre; two smaller cross sticks support the construction; the individual sticks have a carved tip

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Data Provider
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Fang
Object type
Kamm
Dimensions
L approx. 9 cm; W 4 cm
Material/Technique
wood (plant material) carved, wound
Object genre
domestic utensil
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2435
Other number(s)
2435 (Old inventory number)

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic study collection
  • Production
    where
    Kameruner Waldland
    Kamerun
    Zentralafrika
    Afrika
  • Change of physical control:
    Not clarified
    when
    before 1902
    where
    Kamerun
    Zentralafrika
    Afrika
    who
    Description
    Dr P. Hösemann
  • Change of physical control:
    Donation
    when
    1902
    where
    Stuttgart
    Baden-Württemberg
    Deutschland
    who
    Description
    P. Hösemann donated the object to the Linden Museum.
  • Change of physical control:
    Exchange
    when
    15.12.1971
    where
    Stuttgart
    Baden-Württemberg
    Deutschland
    who
    Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
    Description
    JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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