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

Provenance and sources

when
19th century
who
Malela (?)
Kusu (?)
Songye (Basonge) (?)

who
Wissmann, Hermann von - Collectors

Description
Purchase from Wissmann, Hermann von 1883

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