Ekoli

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Headdress

This ecori headdress is made of leather. It is decorated with three leaf-shaped leather strips and a hanging made from iron beads, characteristic of the headdress of a wealthy married Herero woman. A headdress of this design, together with the rest of the leather garments, refers to the closeness of the Herero people to their cattle. Cattle guaranteed wealth and well-being and were regarded as independent personalities with magical abilities.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Kopfschmuck
Dimensions
Länge: 1100.0 mm
Material/Technique
Leather
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/1810 b

Provenance and sources

when
1850 - 1899

when
20.10.1934

where
Africa (location/origin)
Namibia (location/origin)
who
Elsbeth Wallau - Collectors

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