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Drinking horn knob

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Entry in the historical main catalogue: "YINDU end knob of a drinking horn, cast from brass. Consisting of 3 two-headed intertwined snakes. 13 cm lg. Bamum"

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)
Object type
Drinking horn knob
Dimensions
Height: 14 cm
Depth: 8,5 cm
Width: 8,5 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 25594

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century - 20th century (beginning)
    where
    Cameroon
    who
    Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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