Rund 20.000 Alltags- und Ritualgegenstände sowie Kunst außereuropäischer Kulturen bilden einen reichen Fundus für Sonderausstellungen und wissenschaftliche Forschung. Ziel ist dabei, Verständnis und Respekt für andere Weltregionen zu fördern und Interesse an der Vielfalt menschlicher Lebenswelten zu wecken. Regionale Schwerpunkte der Sammlung sind Ostasien und Amerika sowie die ehemaligen deutschen Kolonialgebiete in Neuguinea, Ost- und Westafrika. Zeitgenössische Kunstwerke indigener Völker, die im Spannungsfeld zwischen Tradition und Moderne entstehen, nehmen einen besonderen Platz ein. Die Sammlung Afrika besteht aus rund 3.500 Objekten des afrikanischen Kontinentes. Kostbarkeiten sind die Alltagsgegenstände der Schilluk, Dinka, und Bari. Sie wurden teils bereits vor 1876 von den Freiburger Brüdern Rosset im damals noch unerforschten Südsudan zusammengetragen. Andere Objekte stammen aus den früheren deutschen Kolonien (1885-1918) in Ost- und Südwestafrika. Angehörige der damaligen kaiserlichen "Schutztruppen", wie beispielsweise Karl Sauer, Wilhelm Winterer, Theodor Leutwein, Dr. Lübbert und Eugen Fischer gaben Alltags- und Ritualobjekte der Makonde, Ziba, Herero und San an das Museum. Von Kapitän Johannis Heldt erwarb das Museum 1899 schöne bis wunderliche Objekte aus Zentral- und Westafrika.
261 sheet, Contains and others: - Memorandum by Prof. Dr. Eduard Sachau on the training of aspirants for colonial service in D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a, 1 March 1891 - Note concerning the career of interpreters. Berlin 1888 (print) - Excerpt from the report of the Imperial Governor of D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a Hermann von Wissmann in Dar-es-Salam (Dar es Salaam) to the Imperial Chancellor Clovis zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst on the training of colonial civil servants, 30th ed. January 1896 (copy) - Excerpt from the report of the Imperial Governor of Togo August Köhler in Sebbe to the Imperial Chancellor Clovis zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst on the training of colonial officials, January 22, 1896 (copy) - Report of the Imperial Government of Cameroon to the Imperial Chancellor Clovis zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst on the training of colonial officials, January 19, 1896 (copy) - Report of the Imperial Government of Cameroon to the Imperial Chancellor Clovis zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst on the training of colonial officials, January 22, 1896 (copy) - Report of the Imperial Government of Cameroon to the Imperial Chancellor Clovis zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst on the training of colonial officials, January 22, 1896 (copy) - Report of the Imperial Government of Cameroon on the training of colonial officials, January 19, 1896 (copy) February 1896 (copy) - Report of the Imperial Governor of Southwest Africa Theodor Leutwein to the Imperial Chancellor Clovis zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst on the training of colonial civil servants, April 1, 1896 (copy) - Excerpts from the Journal officiel de la République Française of April 4, 1896 (in German). The French Colonial Minister's Decree of 14 April 1896 and 14 April 1896 on the training of colonial officials - note concerning the persons to be transferred to the higher administrative service of the protectorates. Berlin 1894 (print) - Note, concerning the persons to be taken over into the subalterndienst of the protectorates. Berlin 1894 (print) - Excerpt from the report of the Imperial Government of D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a to the Imperial Chancellor Clovis zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst on the linguistic training of colonial officials, 30th ed. December 1896 (copy) - Invitation to drawing by the Vereinigung zur Errichtung einer deutschen Kolonialschule für Landwirtschaft, Handel und Gewerbe of 7 September 1897 (print) - Conditions for the acceptance of customs officers for service in the protectorates (as at 3 July 1900) - Programme of conditions d´admission a l´Ecole Coloniale. Paris [1897] (print) - Zitting 1901 - 1902. Aanvulling und verhooging der begrooting van uitgaven van Nederlandsch-Indie vor den dienstjaar 1902. Memorie van toelichting, Nr. 3. o. O. 1902] (print) - Zitting 1901 - 1902. Aanvulling und verhooging der begrooting van uitgaven van Nederlandsch-Indie vor het dienstjaar 1902. Bijlage der memorie van toelichting, Nr. 4. o. O. 1902] (print) - Zitting 1901 - 1902. Aanvulling und verhooging der begrooting van uitgaven van Nederlandsch-Indie vor den dienstjaar 1902. Voorloopig verslag, Nr. 5. o. o. 1902] (print) - Zitting 1901 - 1902. Aanvulling und verhooging der begrooting van uitgaven van Nederlandsch-Indie vor den dienstjaar 1902. Memorie van antwoord. Ingezonden bij letter of 11 February 1902, No. 6. o. O. 1902] (print) - Zitting 1901 - 1902. Aanvulling und verhooging der begrooting van uitgaven van Nederlandsch-Indie vor den dienstjaar 1902. Verlag, Nr. 7. o. O. [1902] (print) - Seminar for Oriental Languages. Weekly timetable for the aspirants of the Imperial Colonial Service. Summer semester 1903 [Berlin] [1903] (print) - Regulation for the officers called in at Reich expense by the High Command of the Schutztruppen to take part in the lectures in the Oriental Seminary (according to the status of 29. semester 1903 [Berlin] [1903] (print) - Regulation for the officers called in at Reich expense by the High Command of the Schutztruppen to take part in the lectures in the Oriental Seminary). June 1903) - Instructions for officers visiting the Oriental Seminar at their own expense with the agreement of the High Command of the Schutztruppen (as of 29 June 1903) - Regulations for officers called in at Reich expense by the A u s w ä r t i g e s A m t , Colonial Department to teach Oriental Languages at the Seminar for Oriental Languages pp. (as at 3 November 1903) - Instructions for officials visiting the Seminar for Oriental Languages at their own expense with the agreement of the Colonial Department of the Federal Foreign Office pp. (as of 3 November 1903).
Contains also:Wirken von Theodor Leutwein newspaper clipping collection, 1898 - 1921
Leutwein, Paul