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Mesh pocket

Mesh bag made of plant fibre in loop technique, in various shades of brown, 5 red beads are looped into the upper part of the front

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
Asmat
Object type
Tasche
Dimensions
12 x 17 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre, Glass bead
braided
Object genre
clothing and accessory
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2080
Other number(s)
Linden-Museum: 6161
2080

Provenance and sources

when
before 1899
where
Berlin Harbour
Description
Supplement to the location: under German colonial rule: Berlinhafen

when
before 1899
where
Papua-Neuguinea
who
Baessler, Arthur - Owners

when
1899
where
Stuttgart

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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