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Wooden boards like this one were used in conjunction with the weaving of sails, an activity traditionally carried out by women. They would place the lightly curved boards over their knees to be able to weave as accurately as possible. The sails were made of individual strips of mat, which were then joined together (II/1309). Antonie Brandeis also documented this work photographically.
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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Werkzeug
Dimensions
Breite: 170.0 mm, Länge: 330.0 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1347
Related object(s)
is related to :
II/1309
is related to : II/1346
is related to : II/1346
Provenance and sources
when
before 1900
when
22.11.1901
where
Marshall Islands (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit)
Object no. 66 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 2nd consignment Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Wooden board for weaving sail mats. Breadfruit wood. The same is placed by the women on their knees to make the strips quite even." See supplementary comment to II/1346: "Sails are made from strips of matting. Photograph no. 18 shows a woman weaving such strips of sails. She is holding a piece of wood on her knees No. 63 [No. 63. A board for weaving sail strips] and the mat strip is shown in No. 64." (in: "Bemerkungen zu den dem Museum zu Freiburg /B. übersandten ethnologischen Gegenständen aus den Marshallinseln. South Seas". SAF D.Sm 35/1).
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