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Cup drum

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Entry in the main historical catalogue: "Carved drum decorated with 2 rows of human figures in high relief.". a. Without skin ring. Below the membrane, a leather-wrapped wooden ring is placed around the body and tied to the membrane with strings. A braided cord is placed around the ring. The nails are driven through the wooden ring and through the braided cord. b. Stand (type A). Body slightly tapered towards the membrane. d. A carved ring in the centre of the body. Anthropomorphic figures carved all around above and outside the ring.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kom
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Weight: 15,4 kg
Height: 107,5 cm
Width: 39,5 cm
Depth: 36,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Animal skin (cannot be determined non-destructively)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 21263

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1907
    where
    Cameroon
    Grassland
    Northwest region
    Get
    who
    Tikar (Kom) (?)
    Kom
  • Collecting
    who
    F. Sauerland - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase 1907
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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