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1 Blackbird (taxidermy)
2 Marina mask, translator for Conquistador figure; Oaxaca, Mexico, Central America; gift of Eléonore Sennwald 2003, ES-20796
3 Mask of an eagle warrior; Oaxaca, Mexico, Central 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; 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, SIO IV 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

 

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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)