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A disc-shaped seat is supported by a turtle-like animal with a human head on its back. A man with a chieftain's cap on his head sits on the back edge of the seat.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bamileke (Bamiléké)
Object type
Stool
Dimensions
Weight: 19,8 kg
Height: 96 cm
Width: 57 cm
Depth: 58 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Earth patina
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 22793

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century (2nd half of the)
    where
    Cameroon
    Dschang
    who
    Bamileke (Bamiléké)
  • Collecting
    who
    Gnügge - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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