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Corset

Main catalogue: "omutombe corset cf. 2288 [corset made of ostrich eggshells, root tubers and leather strips] (heavily damaged) L: 35 cm (2 compartments)"

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Corset
Dimensions
Gewicht: 1,55 kg
Höhe: ca. 35 cm
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: ca. 30 x 23 x 4 cm (Beutelmaße)
Material/Technique
Leather , Iron, Eggshell (ostrich), Plant material , Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III D 2290

Provenance and sources

where
Namibia [Land]
who
Herero

who
Anton F. Lübbert - Collectors

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