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Knife with Sheath

In Owambo societies this used to be a highly valued personal possession at the time when this particular knife was dispatched to Stuttgart. At least one knife would be carried by its owner, and especially by men, at all times. Mostly used as a multi-functional, practical tool. When needed it also provided a means of self-defence. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.

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

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ambo
Object type
Knives
Material/Technique
Iron, Wood Forged, carved, plugged in, Cord, hooked in, knotted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
089833 a+b

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Mountain; 1357
  • Production
    when
    around 1914 or earlier
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Namibia
Provenance
Berg was a ship's captain and therefore spent most of his time in port areas. It has not yet been possible to verify that he made a trip to "German South-West Africa". Objects from there probably came into his possession through middlemen. Text: Christoph Rippe.

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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