"Toten-Opferhütte in N.W. Kamerun, im Innern eine lebensgrosse Puppe mit d. Kleidern u. d. Hut d. Verstorbenen u. dessen Tabakspfeife im Mund. "
Item Details
Title:
"Toten-Opferhütte in N.W. Kamerun, im Innern eine lebensgrosse Puppe mit d. Kleidern u. d. Hut d. Verstorbenen u. dessen Tabakspfeife im Mund. "
Alternate title:
"Hut for making offerings to the dead in north-western Cameroon. Inside is a lifesize doll with the clothes and the hat of the deceased, and with his pipe in its mouth."
Description
Names
Dates
Date early:
November 1910
Proper date:
November 1910
Acquisition year:
before 1925
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Africa {continent}: Cameroon {modern state}: South West Province {province}: Manyu {division}: Keyaga-Banyang {region}People:
Subject
Keywords:
religion and philosophy (general), ancestor worship, anthropomorphic representation, death ceremony, dummy m, communication, gift, sacrifice, indigenous African religions Individuals:
Relationships
Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 11.6cm x 8.5cm
[Condition]: medium
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: medium
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
E-30.51.015
Citation:
Reference: BMA E-30.51.015
Title: "Toten-Opferhütte in N.W. Kamerun, im Innern eine lebensgrosse Puppe mit d. Kleidern u. d. Hut d. Verstorbenen u. dessen Tabakspfeife im Mund. "
Creator: unknown
Date: before 1925
“Toten-Opferhütte in N.W. Kamerun, im Innern eine lebensgrosse Puppe mit d. Kleidern u. d. Hut d. Verstorbenen u. dessen Tabakspfeife im Mund. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 18, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/60654.
Title: "Toten-Opferhütte in N.W. Kamerun, im Innern eine lebensgrosse Puppe mit d. Kleidern u. d. Hut d. Verstorbenen u. dessen Tabakspfeife im Mund. "
Creator: unknown
Date: before 1925
“Toten-Opferhütte in N.W. Kamerun, im Innern eine lebensgrosse Puppe mit d. Kleidern u. d. Hut d. Verstorbenen u. dessen Tabakspfeife im Mund. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 18, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/60654.
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