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Hat

Antonie Brandeis’ Nauru collection contains numerous hats, which are worn during dances. While the majority of these are tall and pointed (II/1419 oder II/1420), this artefact resembles a type of visor made from tortoiseshell, held together with two bamboo hoops. The outer edge has been embellished with a light, black strip of rattan, as well as numerous small pieces of shell and a feather. According to the collector, the visor was turned forward while dancing.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Hut
Dimensions
Diameter: 420.0 mm
Material/Technique
Tortoiseshell, Abacá, Shell, Bird feather, Bamboo
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1432

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    before 1900
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    22.11.1901
    who
    Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Nauru (location/origin)
    Micronesia (location/origin)
    Oceania (location/origin)
    who
    Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors
    Kaiser, Ludwig - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania
Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Ludwig Kaiser on Nauru on behalf of Eugen and Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Ludwig Kaiser on Nauru on behalf of Eugen and Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 6 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 2nd consignment Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Dancing hat. Genuine tortoiseshell. Worn when dancing, the shield turned forwards." The objects in the Brandeis collection from Nauru were apparently collected by the local district governor Ludwig Kaiser (SAF C3/241/1).

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