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Reliquary figure (byeri)

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The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "Wooden figure, male chest Eyes, temples with brass mountings. Cf. III C 6690 Similar to III C 26729 H. 90 cm. Ngumba Mabea".

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Mabea
Object type
Reliquary figure (byeri)
Dimensions
Weight: 2 kg
Height: 65 cm
Width: 16,5 cm
Depth: 13 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Brass, Glass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 26726

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Cameroon
    who
    Ngumba
    Mabea
  • Collecting
    who
    Georg Zenker (1855-06-11 - 1922) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Zenker, Georg August 1911
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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