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Rope

Ropes of this kind were made from coir. A piece of hard ironwood was used to beat the husks, making the fibrous coir more supple (II/1390). They were used in boat building, for example.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Seil
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.0 mm
Material/Technique
Coconut fibre
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1262
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    before 1900
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    24.04.1900
    who
    Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Marshall Islands (location/origin)
    Micronesia (location/origin)
    Oceania (location/origin)
    who
    Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania
Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 61 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "Coconut rope, finer. Do in wa. Twisted coconut fibre".

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