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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).

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bamun
Object type
Glocke
Dimensions
Height: 150.0 mm
Material/Technique
Non-ferrous metal alloy, Yellow moulding
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2766

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1930 - 1980
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    1991
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Cameroon (location/origin)
    Africa (location/origin)
    who
    Monjau, Mieke - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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