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Apron

Apron comprising mainly shell money beads. These aprons were part of a bride's festive outfit. The use of shell money in a marriage is obvious, as it was the occasion for the exchange of highly valuable goods between the participating families. Today, these aprons can only be found in museums. They no longer exist on the island of Manus, where they came from originally.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Schurz
Dimensions
Width: 320.0 mm
Height: 400.0 mm
Material/Technique
Seeds, Shell, Plant fibre
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0538

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Admiralty Islands (place of manufacture)
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Melanesia (location/origin)
    Papua New Guinea (location/origin)
    Bismarck Archipelago (location/origin)
    Admiralty Islands (location/origin)
    Oceania (location/origin)
    who
    Provenienzlücke - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

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