This collection item does not have a name in the language of origin. If you know the name or have comments, use this form to contact the data-providing institution.

Ladle for Sour Milk ("Omaere")

This object does not show any sign of wear from use and was probably made to be traded. It is decorated with carvings and pyrography. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.

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

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Schöpfkelle
Dimensions
Length: 50 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Fire painting, carved
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
F 55146

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Hoeft; 4269
  • Production
    when
    20th century
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Namibia
Provenance
The grandfather of the object donor Anita Hoeft was in unknown employment in "German South-West Africa" between 1904 and 1910 and acquired the object there in an unknown manner. Text: Christoph Rippe.

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
This content was machine-translated
Version: 2.6 / 7.5