mōnakjān in wōjlā

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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: 210.0 mm, Länge: 385.0 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1346
Related object(s)
is related to : II/1309
is related to : II/1347
is related to : XHF/II/0148

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

when
24.04.1900
who
Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors

where
Marshall Islands (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
who
Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors

Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 63 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "Brett um Segelmatten z. Flechten. Chik in ädj". Additional comment: "Sails are put together 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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