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Ceremonial Headdress ("Ekori") for a Married Woman

At the time when this object was dispatched to Stuttgart, similar head adornments were among the most highly valued personal possessions of married women in Herero societies. Exclusively worn on special occasions, they also served to indicate the social standing of their owners. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Haube
Dimensions
Länge: 120 cm, Breite: 120 cm
Material/Technique
Leather, Iron, Fur
Forged, cut, sewn, threaded, bound
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
055226

Provenance and sources

when
around 1900

where
Namibia

when
1907
Provenance
Ferdinand Bang, like his brother-in-law Albert Hoffa, received this collection through the mediation of his friend Dr. Anton Lübbert. Lübbert had established an extensive network of collectors in "German South-West Africa". Text: Christoph Rippe.

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