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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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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Majakalla
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 27 x 26,5 x 47 cm
Gewicht: 12,5 kg
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 1590 a

Provenance and sources

where
Democratic Republic of the Congo [Land]
Kuango (Kwango) [Fluss]
who
Majakalla

who
Alexander von Mechow (1831-12-09 - 1890) - Collectors

Description
Purchase 1882

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