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War belt

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Cataloguing data

Object type
War belt
Dimensions
Height: 76 cm
Depth: 3,8 cm
Width: 11 cm
Material/Technique
Snail shell (ovula ovum), Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VI 5158

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    before 1884
    where
    Micronesia
    Caroline Islands
    Yap Islands
  • Collecting
    who
    P. Otto Zembsch (1841-05-31 - 1911-03-02) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    acquired in 1884 by P. Otto Zembsch
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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