description: Contains:Content: Herold sends a drawing of a drum with human skulls from Togo, which are only in the possession of the tribal chieftains and only hung with skulls of enemies killed in the war, mostly Aschanti. Reference to Ashanti War (1869-1874) as the last great slave hunt, therefore skulls date mainly from this time. Peace was only disturbed by the Tafieve War of 1888. Reference to Chief Kwadjo De from Peki, who had made trophies in this war. Similar drums at chiefs of Ho and Nkonya. Indication that decayed skulls are not replaced, which he sees as proof of the object's function as a fetish object. Drums are so highly regarded that only war or chance would bring them into the hands of Euopaeans. Suggestion that Dr. Gruner (Misahöhe) or Missionar Fies (Ho) should buy or photograph the drum of the Ho King Ho-Owosu. Description of the drum and how to use it. Request if MV is already in possession of a loom from Togo, which he might give as a present. (Sketches, pp. 206, 207) Letters: 2
Gruner, Hansdescription: Contains:for purchase: I/44/1895: III C 5992-5998, Ethnogr. (Togo area), E. Baumann, Misahöhe [S.D.S. 69] -- Content/Includes: Indication of possibly high costs when purchasing a fetish drum. Made contact with priests. Reference to a small number of weapons from Togo in the MV, as the population is consistently engaged in agriculture. Hardly any hunting activities, therefore no pronounced variety of weapons. Indicates his state of health; does not come to ethnological research due to work. Lawsuit against demands of the Botanical and Natural History Museum. On behalf of the AA, it is to examine the forests for special woods and cultivated plants. Complaint about [H.] Klose, who had come to Misahöhe, could not do anything, but in December became assistant of Dörings in Kratshe [Kratschi].letters: 1
Office des Affaires étrangèresdescription: Contains:StartVNr: E 2/1904; EndVNr: E 696/1904; and others: Cooperation with the Botanical Museum, pp. 266, the Natural History Museum, pp. 44, 254, 266, the German Colonial Museum, pp. 165, and the Arsenal, Berlin, (1904), pp. 156 - Distribution and exchange of duplicates with the Museums für Völkerkunde, Lübeck, pp. 83, 123 ff., and Stuttgart, (1904), pp. 225 f., 238, 247.- Cooperation with the Museum Society, Essen, (1904), p. 271.- Cooperation with the governors of DOA, (1903), p. 23, and Togo, (1904), p. 248.- Cooperation with a missionary, (1904), p. 110 ff., and the White Fathers, (1903), p. 80 ff., 272 ff.- Hutter: "Cost estimate No. I a scientific (ethnographic) expedition in western Sudan ...", p. 47 ff., "Cost estimate No. II ...", (1903), p. 55 f.- Krieger: Report from Moschi, (1903), p. 71 - by Luschan: Comment on the Provisional Magazine in Dahlem, p. 79, Support of the Red Eagle Order for Kandt, p. 91, Significance of Ethnography in Connection with the War in DSW, (1904), p. 138 - van Eyndhoven: "Investigation of 2 Samples of Asphalt from Egypt", (1904), p. 88 f - Rehse: "Marriage. by the Muziba, (1904), pp. 93 f.- Ruamugara: "History of Kiziba.", (1904), Deprecation, pp. 94 f.- Gruner: Bericht über die Folgen der Umwandlung von Misahöhe in ein Beziksamt, Bl. 97, "Description of the Captured Fetish Bird in Tzugbedye - davango ...", (1904), Bl. 99.- AA: Verfügung zum Rechnungsungsmodus zwischen dem MV und dem Gouvernement von DOA, (1904), Bl. 100.- by Pückler: Verwendung von Haussa-Lanzen, (1904), Abschr., Bl. 106 - Frobenius: "Sketch of a journey into northern German-Southwest Africa (border area between the English and Portuguese possessions)", (1904), Bl. 139 ff. by Stefenelli: Report on Yu-Yu customs, (1904), pp. 167 ff. - Langheld: because of the war no collection, (1904), pp. 171.- by Stein: "Catalogue of ethnographic collections from the years 1899-1904", (1904), pp. 195 ff.- Ankermann: "Bericht über die Besichtigung der Sammlung des Frhr. v. Stein in Darmstadt." (1904), pest control measures for the collection of Stein, p. 215, p. 224, Schmidt: "Liste über die Photographieen aus dem Atakpame Bezirk Togo." (1904), p. 288 f. - Mischlich: Bericht über Fetisch-Hütte, p. 291.
Contains among other things: Establishment of seed breeding stations in the districts of Misahöhe, Atakpame and Sokode
- description: Playing children on a field* Photography