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Bell with clapper

The two spiders in relief on the bell and the motif of the two-headed snake (ngnwe peh tu) are the royal emblems of the Bamum rulers. The two-headed snake represents the king Mbuembue (reigned between c. 1820 and 1840).

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Bamun
Object type
Glocke
Dimensions
Höhe: 150.0 mm
Material/Technique
Yellow moulding
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2766

Provenance and sources

when
1930 - 1980

when
1991

where
Cameroon (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)
who
Monjau, Mieke - Collectors

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