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Iron money (bride price)

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "'Ngumba'. Iron money for the purchase of the women. [III C 5771] d without wrapping of the iron rods. Lolo village. Ngumba. b-c L: 13-16 cm [added in pencil]".

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ngumba
Object type
Iron money (bride price)
Dimensions
Height: 14,5 cm
Width: 8 cm
Depth: 5 cm
Weight: 0,1 kg
Height: 18 cm
Width: 6,5 cm
Depth: 7 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre (oncocalamnus), Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 5771 b,d

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Cameroon
    Sud
    Lolo village
    who
    Ngumba
  • Collecting
    who
    Georg Zenker (1855-06-11 - 1922) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Transfer from Zenker, Georg August 1894
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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