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Calabash bottle

Ornamented calabash bottle, three ovals arranged on the sides, decorated inside with three-coloured (white, black, natural) stripes, outer ring, dark rim around the neck of the bottle, remaining surface with small indentations

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Nzimu
Object type
Kalebasse
Dimensions
U 51 cm H approx. 16 cm
Material/Technique
gourds (plant components)
carved, scribed
Object genre
vessel
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2515
Other number(s)
2515

Provenance and sources

where
Kamerun

when
before 1918
where
Kamerun
who
Stetten, Freiherr Richard von - Owners

when
1939
where
Stuttgart
Description
Alexander von Stetten (presumably the father of R. von Stetten) donated the object to the Linden Museum.

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.

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