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Sewing needle

The weaving of roofs, sails, baskets or mats was one of the central handcrafts performed by women on the Marshall Islands. There are varying delicate needles, which are used according to the requirements of working a particular material. The needles on display here are derived from Heron wing bones, which are used for making thick mats from fallen pandanus leaves. These mats were mainly used for sleeping.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Needle
Dimensions
Länge: 200.0 mm
Material/Technique
Bones
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1361 a
Related object(s)
is related to : II/1252

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

when
24.04.1900
who
Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors

where
Marshall Islands (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
who
Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors

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) Object no. 66 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "Kl. Knochennadeln f. Mats. Ik in dildil. Heron wing bone". Supplementary comment: "The thick mats used as bedding are made from fallen leaves of the pandanus tree and are sewn together using bone needles No. 66." (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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