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Flute

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Hexagonal wood, hollow inside; small blowhole, widening towards the opening; a carved wooden arch is attached to the underside, in which a brass-coloured open metal ring is attached

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Data Provider
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
(Ndzimu-Gruppe)
Object type
Flöte
Dimensions
L approx. 28 cm D 2.5 cm
Material/Technique
wood (plant material) carved, Forged
Object genre
musical instrument
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2478
Other number(s)
2478 (Old inventory number)

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic study collection
  • Production
    where
    Kameruner Waldland
    Kamerun
    Zentralafrika
    Afrika
  • Change of physical control:
    Not clarified
    when
    before 1910
    where
    Kamerun
    Zentralafrika
    Afrika
    who
    Preuss, Martin - Owners
  • Change of physical control:
    Donation
    when
    1910
    where
    Stuttgart
    Baden-Württemberg
    Deutschland
    who
    Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Owners
    Description
    M. Preuss donated the object to the Linden Museum.
  • Change of physical control:
    Exchange
    when
    15.12.1971
    where
    Stuttgart
    Baden-Württemberg
    Deutschland
    who
    Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
    Description
    JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED

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