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Carved figure with spear

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Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Unknown, (Cameroon, Westen High Plateau)
Object type
Figurative object
Dimensions
h. 44 cm, w. 18 cm, d. 20 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, partly coloured
Object genre
3D Object
Current location
Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum
Inventory number
LMD.KT-120

Provenance and sources

  • Cultural attribution
    who
    Aquazoo - Löbbecke Museum
  • Change of physical control:
    Unknown
    who
    Aquazoo - Löbbecke Museum
  • Collecting
    who
    Sieloff, Horst - Role not clarified
    Kuliga, Paul - Role not clarified
    Kampf, Ari - Role not clarified
    Description
    Horst Sieloff (1895–1971), a trained taxidermist, worked for the Löbbecke Museum in Düsseldorf from 1919 onwards. From 1931 to 1933, he was deputy director of the museum and Düsseldorf Zoo, and became museum director in 1936. Sieloff led an expedition to Cameroon from 13 September to 30 November 1936. With this expedition, animals, plants and cultural artefacts were brought back to Düsseldorf, the latter of which are now part of the Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum collection. Paul Kuliga and Ari Kampf were also among the participants of the expedition.
    Dr Paul Kuliga (1878–1948) was chief physician at the Luisenkrankenhaus hospital in Düsseldorf. His private interest in amphibians probably led to his participation in the Cameroon expedition.
    Aribert (Ari) Walter Kampf (1894–1955) came from a family of artists and had studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. In addition to his artistic activities, he made a name for himself as an amateur lepidopterist (butterfly expert).
    [See: Final report, DZK project KK_KU04_2023, 2025, www.proveana.de]
  • Production
    when
    before 1936
    where
    Cameroon (Western High Plateau (?))
Provenance
The provenance of this object was investigated as part of an initial check project (research status: December 2024). Provenance research is an ongoing process in which the source and information situation can change. If you have any questions, please contact the Provenance Research Department of the City of Düsseldorf: provenienzforschung@duesseldorf.de

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