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Elephant tusk (carved)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)
Object type
Elephant tusk (carved)
Dimensions
Height: 45,5 cm
Width: 9 cm
Depth: 4 cm
Material/Technique
Ivory (elephant)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 28983 b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Cameroon
    who
    Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)
  • Collecting
    who
    Franz H. Thorbecke (1875-11-08 - 1945-08-12) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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