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carved depictions (animal representations, human figure with pipe?, spears, geometric patterns), standing on two feet; "Dance drum of Moenza, sub-chief Njolo-Soemangos" (object list, Linden-Museum).

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
Njyem
Object type
Trommel
Material/Technique
wood (plant material), skin (collagenous material), Cord
Object genre
musical instrument
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2558
Other number(s)
2558
Linden-Museum: 55786

Provenance and sources

where
Moenza

when
1905-1907
where
Moenza
who
Bertram, Hermann - Role not clarified
Description
Spoils of war: probably looted during the "Southern Expedition" (1905-1907).

when
1908
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Owners
Description
H. Bertram donated the object to the Linden Museum. First Lieutenant Bertram took part in the "Southern Expedition" from 1905 to 1907. Bertram to Count von Linden: He had collected the collection "[...] with much labour during 2 ½ years of warlike activity" (Linden Museum archive).

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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