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dance apron

The dance apron consists of a piece of leather with fur in an elongated shape. The fur has small extensions at the ends. At these points there are chains with small shells, feathers and bowls.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
worn costume accessories
Dimensions
General: 2 × 28 × 92.5 cm
Material/Technique
Cuscus [OB: leather with fur]; coix fruit; feather; shell; plant fibre Rope work
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D13726
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D13726

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1893
    where
    Madang
  • Change of physical control
    when
    not documented
    who
    Kapitän Rohde - Former Possessors
    Kapitän Rohde - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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