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Staff with male sculpture

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"'atem.' pole with a carved male figure on top. 111.5 cm lg. Bangwe." The figure is encrusted in red-brown and carries a horn in his right hand.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bangwa
Object type
Staff with male sculpture
Dimensions
Height: 111 cm
Depth: 14,5 cm
Width: 11 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 10545

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century (centre)
    where
    Cameroon grassland
    who
    Bangwa
  • Collecting
    who
    Gustav Conrau (1865-10-02 - 1899-12) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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