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Amulet
Banana-shaped amulet studded with rows of pearls on the outside, sewn into the neck strap, with a round red fabric attachment in the centre. Amulets are said to confer strength and protection; diamond patterns (in the shape of cowries?) may indicate wealth and fertility.
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Object type
Amulett
Material/Technique
cloth, pearl (animal material), bast
hand-sewn, Bead embroidery
Object genre
ritual object
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2348
Other number(s)
2348 (Old inventory number)
Provenance and sources
Assignment to a curated holding:
Ethnographic study collection
Production
when
before 1911
Use
where
Region Nordwesten
Kamerun
Zentralafrika
Afrika
Change of physical control:
Not clarified
Change of physical control:
Purchase
when
1911
where
Stuttgart
Baden-Württemberg
Deutschland
Description
Linden-Museum bought object from A. Diehl.
Change of physical control:
Exchange
when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
Baden-Württemberg
Deutschland
Description
JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.
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