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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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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
keine Zuschreibung
Object type
Sword; Cutlass
Dimensions
L: 60 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Object genre
Ethnographica
Current location
Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch Oldenburg
Inventory number
LMNM_0313
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    before 1892
  • Change of physical control:
    Unknown type of acquisition
    where
    Africa, Cameroon, Yaoundé
    who
    Kund, Richard - Former Possessors
  • Change of physical control:
    Donation
    when
    1892
    where
    State Museum of Nature and Man Oldenburg
    who
    Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin (heute Ethnologisches Museum Berlin)

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