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Ankle and Leg Jewelry for a Woman

Composed of metal beads strung on cords of leather. At the time when these particular objects were dispatched to Stuttgart, this kind of body adornment was among the most highly valued personal possessions for a woman in Herero societies. [SF]

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Beinschmuck
Material/Technique
Iron, Brass , Leather Brass wire, Forged, cut, Cord, threaded, bound, bound together
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
016162 a+b

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Kuhn; 0237
  • Production
    when
    around 1900 or earlier
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Namibia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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