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Main catalogue: "Gift from the chief Joya of Bamum"

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Durchmesser: 14 cm
Höhe: ca. 35 cm (Höhe inkl. Krümmung, wenn geständert)
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 14 x 137 x 14 cm (ohne Krümmung, max. Stellen Objekt)
Höhe: 35 cm (Figur)
Gewicht: 11,4 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: ca. 31 x 135 x 14 cm (inkl. Krümmung)
Material/Technique
Ivory (Loxodonta africana), ivory
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 25930

Provenance and sources

when
19th century
where
Cameroon [Land]
who
Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)

who
Seitz, Theodor - Former Possessors

Description
Donation / transfer from Theodor Seitz 1910

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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