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Slotted drum

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "Signal drum of Muata Jamu Muene Puto Kassenge chief of the Majakalla. with d. mallet 47 cm dsglchn [as III C 1588 = Kuango - river area]".

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Majakalla
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 27 cm
Width: 26,5 cm
Depth: 47 cm
Weight: 12,5 kg
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 1590 a

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Kuango (Kwango)
    who
    Majakalla
  • Collecting
    who
    Alexander von Mechow (1831-12-09 - 1890) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase 1882
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
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