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Helmet

almost conical, oval basic shape, plaited leather cord runs from the front to the back over the helmet, fur tuft at the back from the edge to the centre, chin strap made of dark fur, cord for suspension at the top, open plaiting on the inside

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Data Provider
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Cataloguing data

Object type
Helm
Dimensions
D 21 x 17.5 cm H approx. 20 cm
Material/Technique
leather, fur (hair material), wood (plant material) braided, sewn
Object genre
clothing and accessory
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2426
Other number(s)
2426 (Old inventory number)

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic study collection
  • Production
    where
    Region Nordwesten
    Kamerun
    Zentralafrika
    Afrika
  • Change of physical control:
    Not clarified
    when
    before 1902
    where
    Kamerun
    Zentralafrika
    Afrika
    who
    Schmidt, Oskar - Owners
  • Change of physical control:
    Donation
    when
    1902
    where
    Stuttgart
    Baden-Württemberg
    Deutschland
    who
    Description
    O. Schmidt donated the object to the Linden Museum.
  • Change of physical control:
    Exchange
    when
    15.12.1971
    where
    Stuttgart
    Baden-Württemberg
    Deutschland
    who
    Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
    Description
    JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.

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CC0 1.0 DEED
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