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Corset

Main catalogue: "Corset made of ostrich eggshells, root tubers and leather strips [diam:] +- 40 cm"

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Corset
Dimensions
Weight: 2,6 kg
Height: 37 cm
Width: 43 cm
Depth: 3,7 cm
Material/Technique
Leather , Iron, Eggshell (ostrich)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III D 2288

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Namibia
    who
    Herero
  • Collecting
    who
    Anton F. Lübbert - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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