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Body cord

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A long fibre string of the finest sort, with black and pale-coloured bast braiding. Strings like these belong to traditional male clothing and were tied around the waist in combination with a barkcloth skirt, held in place by a belt. Dress strings of this kind are very elaborate to make and demonstrates considerable artistry. As a result, they are the most valuable part of the apparel.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
String
Dimensions
Length: 10000.0 mm
Diameter: 3.0 mm
Material/Technique
Bast, Bast fibre, Plant fibre
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1301
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Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    before 1900
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    24.04.1900
    who
    Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Marshall Islands (location/origin)
    Micronesia (location/origin)
    Oceania (location/origin)
    who
    Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania
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) The provenance of this object is unclear. The corresponding page in the old inventory book is missing. According to the New Inventory Book, II/1301 came to Freiburg as part of the first Brandeis consignment in April 1900, but is not noted on Antonie Brandeis' list of objects. On the index card from 1968, II/1301 and II/1300 are both summarised as a body cord/belt from the Marshall Islands and part of the Brandeis consignment from 1900. It is very plausible that this classification is correct. The collector's description of II/1300 therefore also fits here: Object no. 9 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): 'String. Irik bidibid. fine coconut fibre with pand. Bl. and bast braided." Supplementary comment: "In earlier years, the clothing of the Marshall Islanders consisted of a wide bast skirt No. 7 for the men, as can also be seen on Photogr. No. 7 and 8. A triangular mat No. 13 is tied underneath. The bast skirt was fastened over a belt of pandanus leaves No. 8. A finely woven cord No. 9, the most valuable piece of clothing, was tied around this belt several times." (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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