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Head Jewelry for a Woman
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This Jewellery piece is composed of beads made from metal strung on leather cords. At the time when this object was dispatched to Stuttgart, in Herero society it was most probably considered among the most valued personal possession of one of its members. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Haube
Dimensions
Länge: 63 cm, Breite: 10.3 cm
Material/Technique
Iron, Leather
Forged, braided, Cord, threaded
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
055383

Provenance and sources

when
around 1900 or earlier

where
Namibia

when
1907
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Provenance
Ferdinand Bang, like his brother-in-law Albert Hoffa, received this collection through the mediation of his friend Dr. Anton Lübbert. Lübbert had established an extensive network of collectors in "German South-West Africa". Text: Christoph Rippe.

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