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Hip chain

Historical main catalogue: "nakarambe women's belt. String with large dark blue and some colourless beads. These beads were given to people many years ago by traders, probably Arabs, as a reward for wearing them. They are now considered unfashionable. 2x35 cm. Ebendaher [Ikonongo at Momba (Uvanda)]"

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Hip chain
Dimensions
Height: 38 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 1,5 cm
Weight: 0,15 kg
Material/Technique
Plant fibre , Glass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 8494

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
    Uvanda
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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