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Main catalogue: "Corset made of leather cords, on which slices of ostrich eggshells, fruits and some iron beads are strung; the cords with fruits and iron beads at the top, the ones with slices of ostrich eggshells at the bottom. cf. drawing no. III D 2289. h.: 32 cm dm.: ca 33 cm. Herero"

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Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Corset
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 19 x 43 x 4 cm (Lagermaß)
Gewicht: 2,8 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Leather , Iron, Lime (ostrich egg), Fruit peel
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III D 4213

Provenance and sources

where
Namibia [Land/Region]
who
Herero

who
Friedrich Joachim von Heydebreck - Collectors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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