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Necklace
Jewellery piece composed of beads made from glass, snail and sea shells, and glass strung on plant fibre cords. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.
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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Halskette
Material/Technique
Shell, Snail shell, Glass , Glass
pierced, Cord, threaded, knotted
pierced, Cord, threaded, knotted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
055361
Provenance and sources
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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