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This paddle is very old and was used to steer a canoe. Today, the "paddle" is a meaningful symbol on the Marshall Islands. It is considered an expression of leadership qualities and is used ceremonially to acknowledge a change in office or status, for example, the assumption of office of a female university chancellor, in order to signify the piloting of an institution. It also connotes matrilineal social order, symbolising maternal care and responsibility.
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit)
Object no. 93 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "An old Canoeruder. Jebi in ana." Additional comment: "Steered and rowed with oar no. 93" (in: "Bemerkungen zu den Museum zu Freiburg /B. übersandten ethnologischen Gegenständen aus den Marshallinseln. South Seas". SAF D.Sm 35/1).
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Ladle
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Belt
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Bag
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Club <weapon>
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Apron
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Javelin
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Floor
lapa
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Stamp
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