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Mesh pocket

Belly net bag made of plant fibres using the loop technique, back side in one colour, front side in three colours and decorated with three rows of coix grains and 5 large shells, the upper edge and the holder are crocheted, loose cord with a blue bead and white shell remnants

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
Asmat
Object type
Tasche
Dimensions
without holder 20 x 20 cm; tapering towards the top
Material/Technique
Plant fibre, Grass seed, seashell
braided, crochet (needlework)
Object genre
clothing and accessory
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2079
Other number(s)
Linden-Museum: 6160
2079

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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