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This object resembling a corsage
object as well as at least one ekori, the leg spirals V 1.405 ff. and
possibly also other items of clothing/jewellery from
Herero women could have been a gift from the postal inspector (later:
Postal Director) Wilhelm Diers from the year 1902. Diers was around
the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries in what was then
German South West Africa (stationed in Windhoek). See Bibl.
Roemer-Museum shelfmark U 53/75, newspaper cuttings concerning the
Roemer Museum, no. 156, 27 September 1902, Postal Inspector Diers donates
"quite a number of items of clothing worn by Herero women from
German Southwest Africa", including "the strange helmet-like headdress made of leather and
headdress made of leather and iron, also necklaces and leg chains made of
iron beads and leather", the latter weighing approx. 4.5 kilos. As the objects
Diers' inventory book, however, the objects are not identified by name.
owner, year of acquisition etc., "unknown" was entered here.
was entered here. If the object comes from Wilhelm Diers, it is a gift from
gift from 1902 and he is the previous owner.
previous owner.
when
Not clarified
where
Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum
Hildesheim
who
Not clarified
Secondary literature
Irle, Johann Jakob, „Die Herero. Ein Beitrag zur
Landes-, Volks- und Missionskunde“, Gütersloh: Bertelsmann,
1906
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
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The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.