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Slotted drum
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"Large mahogany drum, 400-500 years old." Shape: A cylindrical-looking drum with flat lugs at the ends, on each of which sits a human figure Colour: Grey-brown

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Cultural attribution
Mbembe (?)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 130 x 330 x 110 cm (Maße mit Transportwagen)
Gewicht: ca. 1000 kg
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 21947

Provenance and sources

when
According to a C-14 dating by the Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Bodenforschung Hannover (letter dated 13 February 1996), the age of this drum is estimated at AD 1320-1640.
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Cross River [Land/Region]
who
Mbembe (?)

who
Max von Stefenelli - Collectors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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