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decorated with nassa snails

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Object type
Tasche
Dimensions
L 18.5 cm W top 10 cm; bottom 40 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre, Nassa snail
braided, knotted
Object genre
clothing and accessory
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2162
Other number(s)
Linden-Museum: 69687
2162

Provenance and sources

where
Wewak
Description
Supplement to the location: under German colonial rule: Dallmannhafen

where
Papua-Neuguinea
who
Merten, Johannes - Owners

where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Owners

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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CC0 1.0 DEED

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