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Container for Body and Hair Cosmetic Butter
Decorated with metal and horn beads strung on leather cords. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.
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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Dose
Dimensions
Durchmesser: 7 cm, Höhe: 8.5 cm
Material/Technique
Iron , Horn, Leather
Forged, cut, sheathed, threaded, knotted
Forged, cut, sheathed, threaded, knotted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
055376
Provenance and sources
Provenance
Ferdinand Bang, like his brother-in-law Albert Hoffa, received this collection through the mediation of his friend Dr. Anton Lübbert. Lübbert had established an extensive network of collectors in "German South-West Africa".
Text: Christoph Rippe.
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