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Dagger

Four human heads are carved in a radial pattern on the upper part of the handle. The spelling of the cultural attribution varies in the sources; on the old index cards in the museum, the term "Bangua" is predominantly used.

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Cultural attribution
Bangwa
Object type
Dagger
Dimensions
L: 27 cm
Object genre
Ethnographica
Current location
Städtisches Museum Braunschweig
Inventory number
SMBS_1709-0126-00 Vw 1.0-52/5b; A III c 737
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Provenance and sources

Production
when
before 1905
Change of physical control:
Unknown type of acquisition
where
Africa, Cameroon, Southwest Cameroon
Description
From 1903, Strümpell was no longer in West Cameroon, but in North Cameroon. In that year, however, violent military interventions took place to "pacify" the region under Wilhelm Langheld. It is possible that the knife was forcibly appropriated by members of the German Schutztruppe and later handed over to Strümpell.
Change of physical control:
Donation
when
1905
where
Braunschweig Municipal Museum
who
Kurt Strümpell

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