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Transverse horn

Entry in the historical main catalogue: Ivory blowing horn. Dark red. 26 cm lg. Bellows. Description: Shape: Transverse trumpet with figure as attachment Colour: Dark red This record was created for technical reasons without inspecting the object. This must be made up for the description

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Balong (Balon, Balung)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 26 cm
Material/Technique
Ivory
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 7812

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Cameroon
    Kumba
    who
    Balong (Balon, Balung)
  • Collecting
    who
    Gustav Conrau (1865-10-02 - 1899-12) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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