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loincloth

The loincloth decoration consists of a band of dark plant fibres. A vertical section with fringes runs down the centre. The loin ornament is decorated with many nassa snails.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
worn costume accessories
Dimensions
General: 1.15 × 69 × 43 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre; wet slug braided
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D10908
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D10908

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1893
    where
    Huon Gulf
  • Change of physical control
    when
    not documented
    who
    Kapitän Rohde - Former Possessors
    Kapitän Rohde - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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