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Hairpin

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "Four hairpins, 2 of bone, 1 of wood, 1 of wood with brass fittings. a,b: 12, c: 16, d: 12 5 cm lg. Betjek."

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bakoko (Betjek)
Object type
Hairpin
Dimensions
Height: 12,6 cm
Width: 3,5 cm
Depth: 0,6 cm
Weight: 2 kg
Material/Technique
Brass, Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 6593 d
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Cameroon
    Edéa
    who
    Bakoko (Betjek)
  • Collecting
    who
    Georg Zenker (1855-06-11 - 1922) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Zenker, Georg August 1897
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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