Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 1 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "Samoan war canoe. About 1/20 of the natural size. Wood of the breadfruit tree, sail: pandanus mat". Supplementary comment by Antonie Brandeis: "The model of a Samoan war canoe was made by King Mataafa of Samoa [note "by King Mataafa of Samoa" is underlined, unclear by whom] during his exile in Jaluit and was returned to him on his departure from Jaluit [note "Jaluit" is underlined]. "Jaluit" is underlined] in Sept. 98 to my husband [note "my husband" is underlined] as a gift" ("Bemerkungen zu den dem Museum zu Freiburg /B. übersandten ethnologischen Gegenständen aus den Marshallinseln. South Seas". SAF D.Sm 35/1). This is the only object in the Brandeis collection for which a specific maker and previous owner are named. There are, however, differing versions of the provenance: a. made by Mata'afa himself and given to Eugen Brandeis (letter from Eugen Brandeis, 6 April 1899, SAF C3 241/1; Antonie Brandeis "Bemerkungen zu den dem Museum zu Freiburg /B. übersandten ethnologischen Gegenständen aus den Marshallinseln, Südsee", 14.12.1899, SAF D.Sm. 35/1). b. made by people from Mata'afa's group and given to Antonie Brandeis (letter from Antonie Brandeis to unknown, 10 Sept. 1898, MNM) c. made by Mata'afa (letter from Antonie Brandeis to unknown, 1 Dec. 1899, MNM)