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Women's apron

'Main catalogue: "Apron for women; attached decorations of iron beads, blue and red glass beads and 2 cowrie snails. L.: 97 cm Herero."

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Women's apron
Dimensions
Height: 166 cm
Width: 84 cm
Depth: 6 cm
Weight: 1,9 kg
Material/Technique
Leather , Fur, Glass bead, Iron, Snail shell (cowrie, Cypraea moneta), Cord
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III D 4215

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Namibia
    who
    Herero
  • Collecting
    who
    Friedrich Joachim von Heydebreck - Collectors
    Karl Selle - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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