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Power object (against poisoning)

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "N' Jomme. Fetish horn. Placed in food to prevent poisoning. Loango (Caio)".

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Weight: 0,042 kg
Height: 22 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 3,5 cm
Material/Technique
Horn (?)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 13756

Provenance and sources

  • Collecting
    who
    Robert Visser (1860 - 1937) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Robert Visser 1901
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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