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This woven item was made from pandanus strips worn by pregnant women on Nauru. Even the fathers-to-be wore such small mats as a sign of their status. Ornaments made from black frigatebird feathers are often found on Nauru. The islanders were able to catch and tame the birds and thereby use the light feathers without killing the animals.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Wickerwork
Dimensions
Breite: 220.0 mm, Länge: 220.0 mm, Durchmesser: 810.0 mm
Material/Technique
Bast
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1423
Related object(s)
is related to : II/1485

Provenance and sources

when
22.11.1901

where
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
Nauru (location/origin)
who
Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors
Kaiser, Ludwig - Collectors

Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Ludwig Kaiser on Nauru on behalf of Eugen and Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Ludwig Kaiser on Nauru on behalf of Eugen and Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 3 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 2nd consignment Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Small mat. Pandanus leaves, raffia, starfish. Held by the chiefs' wives with their hands on their bodies as they walk around when they are in good spirits." The objects in the Brandeis collection from Nauru were apparently collected by the local district governor Ludwig Kaiser (SAF C3/241/1).

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