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The weaving of roofs, sails, baskets or mats was one of the central handcrafts performed by women on the Marshall Islands. There are varying delicate needles, which are used according to the requirements of working a particular material. This is a needle made from a dolphin's jawbone that was used to braid pandanus leaves for house roofs.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Needle
Dimensions
Breite: 11.0 mm, Länge: 134.0 mm
Material/Technique
Bones
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1365

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

when
22.11.1901
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) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 17 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 2nd consignment Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Bone pin. Dolphin jaw. For sewing roofs which are covered with pand.bl."

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