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Flute

Entry in the historical main catalogue: Ivory flute. Russuna shape: A human head is carved on the tip Colour: Ivory white

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Songye (Basonge) (?)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Weight: 0,48 kg
Length: 38 cm
Material/Technique
Ivory , Wax, Beans
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 1824

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    who
    Malela (?)
    Kusu (?)
    Songye (Basonge) (?)
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Wissmann, Hermann von 1883
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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