Apron | Photographer: Larissa Arlt, JGU Mainz
Attribution 4.0 InternationalApron | Photographer: Larissa Arlt, JGU Mainz
Attribution 4.0 InternationalApron | Photographer: Larissa Arlt, JGU Mainz
Attribution 4.0 International
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Apron
four parts: long, very fine black-coloured plant fibres, braided into plaits in the middle, which end openly in fibres. The individual parts were wrapped next to each other around a narrow cord.
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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
Yaounde
Object type
Schurz
Dimensions
Teil 1: L 55 cm; Teil 2: L 55 cm; Teil 3: 50 cm; Teil 4: 56 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre
braided
braided
Object genre
clothing and accessory
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2547
Other number(s)
2547
Provenance and sources
where
Südkamerun
when
before 1896
where
Kamerun
Description
German officer, from 1894 with interruptions until 1910 in Cameroon, was "significantly involved in the subjugation and, by founding the Malende military station, in the administration of the area on the upper Wuri (II Abo expedition). In March/April 1895, he took part in the Bakoko expedition under Rittmeister von Stetten and was head of the Yaunde station from 1896 to 1898" (p. 84) and was also involved in the war against the Omvang and Makaa on the upper Njong (1910) (literature: Florian Hoffmann, 2007: Okkupation und Militärverwaltung in Kamerun. Establishment and institutionalisation of the colonial monopoly on the use of force. Vol. 2: The imperial protection force and its officer corps. S. 83-87).
when
1899
where
Stuttgart
Description
H. Dominik donated the object to the Linden Museum.
when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
Description
JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.
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