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Sword; Cutlass

The weapon has a double-edged blade made of native iron, which widens considerably from the handle to the point. The shape of the point is reminiscent of a duck's foot. The wooden handle was covered with reptile skin and has no real pommel. Obtained from the Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin, from the "Consignment from the Protectorate of Cameroon, collection of Captain Kund)". There it is described as a "sword, made of einheim. Iron", origin "Jaunde".

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Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch Oldenburg
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Cultural attribution
keine Zuschreibung
Object type
Sword; Cutlass
Dimensions
L: 60 cm
Object genre
Ethnographica
Current location
Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch Oldenburg
Inventory number
LMNM_0313
Related object(s)
is part of : Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin (Konvolut)

Provenance and sources

when
before 1892

where
Africa, Cameroon, Yaoundé
who
Kund, Richard - Former Possessors

when
1892
where
State Museum of Nature and Man Oldenburg
who
Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin (heute Ethnologisches Museum Berlin)

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