1 | Blackbird (taxidermy) |
2 | Marina mask, translator for colonizer figure; Oaxaca, Mexico, North America; gift of Eléonore Sennwald 2003, ES-20796 |
3 | Mask of an eagle warrior; Oaxaca, Mexico, North America ; gift of Eléonore Sennwald 2003, ES-20797 |
4 | Nile crocodile (taxidermy) |
5 | Brass trumpet, made by the Hirsbrunner company in Sumiswald, ca. 1800, Burgdorf, RS-13.1101 |
6 | Wooden conductor’s baton with mother-of-pearl inlays, undetermined date, origin unknown, RS-0.5298 |
7 | Frond made of plant fibres, handle edged with glass beads; South Africa, exact origin unknown; gift from Eléonore Sennwald 2003, ES-21076 |
8 | Slit drum in the shape of a witch or a demon, decorative object; Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia; gift of Max Nussbaum-Thomann 2004, ES-22388 |
9 | Light wood shield, souvenir; Africa, exact origin unclear; gift from Walter Staub 2002, ES-20454 |
10 | Wooden staff, representing a snake; origin unknown; gift from Eléonore Sennwald 2003, ES-20980 |
11 | Frond decorated with cowrie shells; Africa; exact origin and provenance unclear, ES-3727 |
12 | Metal kitchen utensil for preparing strübli, 19th century, Alchenstorf, RS-3.646 |
13 | Figure of a leopard; Bamun, Cameroon, West Africa; gift from Armin and Charles Im Obersteg 1927, ES-SIO-4.38 |
14 | Brown glass bottle for liquid Maggi seasoning, with yellow/red printed paper labels, undetermined date, Burgdorf, RS-32.362 |
15 | Electric adding machine with paper strips by Monroe, 1951, Burgdorf, RS-19.43 |
16 | Company sign of the Wery sex shop run by Werner Ryser at Kirchbühl 3, 1970s, Burgdorf, RS-27.101 |
17 | Nkisi Nkondi, power figure made of wood and iron nails; Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa; purchased by curator Arnold Kordt from Arthur Speyer Ethnographica-Handel Berlin 1933, ES-7670 |
18 | Electric table lamp with light green shade, swiss made , 20th century, Burgdorf, RS-13.1505 |
19 | Bow figure for dugout canoe of the Asmat; West Papua, Indonesia, Oceania; gift of Gregory K. Elias 1995, ES-8107 |
20 | Badger (taxidermy) |
21 | Squirrel (taxidermy) |
22 | Rectangular travel alarm clock, Fabrication Suisse, 20th century, Burgdorf, RS-25.435 |
23 | Wrought iron wall clock with painted flowers and front zappler pendulum, 17th century, Burgdorf, RS-3.1069 |
24 | Bamboo opium pipe, ceramic pipe bowl; China, East Asia; gift from Heinrich von Niederhäusern 1919, ES-2771 |
25 | Short tobacco pipe “Londonstyle”, undetermined date, origin unknown, RS-0.59 |
26 | Tobacco pipe made of briar wood (ericaceous plant), undetermined date, RS-13.989.a |
27 | Tobacco pipe made from a piece of branch, with attached red wooden cherry, 19th century, Germany, RS-23.356 |
28 | Tobacco pipe with white bowl (meerschaum?), made in Paris, 19th century, Germany, RS-23.342 |
29 | Blue alarm clock with mechanical movement, swiss made, mid 20th century, Wohlen bei Bern, RS-20.266 |
30 | Alarm clock with mechanical movement, silver-coloured metal case, undetermined date, Hasle bei Burgdorf, RS-25.361 |
31 | Door lock, without inv.no. |
32 | Brown tobacco pipe, with silver fittings, 19th century, Germany, RS-23.344 |
33 | Tobacco pipe with white bowl (meerschaum?), neck with mother-of-pearl inlay, 19th century, Germany, RS-23.337 |
34 | Long-handled tobacco pipe made of carved wood, with decorated metal lid, around 1900, Altdorf UR, RS-30.399 |
35 | Long-handled tobacco pipe with white porcelain head, 19th century, Germany, RS-23.367 |
36 | Three-piece tobacco pipe made of various materials, undetermined date, origin unknown, RS-0.64 |
37 | Alarm clock with mechanical movement, in red case , 20th century, Hasle bei Burgdorf, RS-25.357 |
38 | Alarm clock with mechanical movement in silver-coloured metal case, undetermined date, Sumiswald, RS-29.335 |
39 | Purple alarm clock with mechanical movement, 20th century, Hasle bei Burgdorf, RS-25.356 |
This information has been machine translated. In case of doubt, the German version is valid. We apologise for any errors and are grateful for your feedback.
Legend of inventory numbers:
ES = Burgdorf Ethnological Collection
HGM = Swiss Gold Room Collection
RS = Historical Collection of the Knights’ Hall Association
SIO = Im Obersteg Collection (belongs to ES)