chimbucca

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Power figure (for accuracy)

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "Chimbucca A great fetish for warriors. It makes the pipe safe, and no shot or throw fails through it; it is also much used in large hunting parties. 52 cm high. Loango (Caio)".

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Cultural attribution
Caio
Object type
Power figure (for accuracy)
Dimensions
Weight: 1,723 kg
Height: 50,5 cm
Width: 18 cm
Depth: 18 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Iron, Plant fibre , Glass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 13653

Provenance and sources

where
Congo (Central Africa) [Land/Region]
who
Caio
who
Robert Visser (de.fiz.ddb.model.ddbobject.WhenType$Begin@69790f30 - de.fiz.ddb.model.ddbobject.WhenType$End@2003c0e3) - Collectors
Description
Donation from Robert Visser 1901

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