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Bellied carrier bag made of plant fibre using the loop technique, plain-coloured on the back, tricoloured front decorated with rows of coix grains, four nutshells are attached to the upper end with a plant fibre

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
Asmat
Object type
Tasche
Dimensions
15,5 x 11 cm oben; 15,5 x 28,5 cm unten
Material/Technique
Plant fibre, Grass seed, nuts (plant components)
braided, crochet (needlework)
Object genre
clothing and accessory
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2156
Other number(s)
Linden-Museum: IC 27069
2156

Provenance and sources

when
before 1902
where
Berlin Harbour
Description
Supplement to the location: under German colonial rule: Berlinhafen

when
before 1902
where
Papua-Neuguinea
who
Hagen, Bernhard - Owners

when
1902
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Owners

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
Came to Mainz "together with 636 other objects in exchange for 732 objects from Pakistan and Afghanistan" (Brandstetter, Hierholzer 2018).

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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