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Neck jewellery
Necklace, simply fashioned and worn at celebratory dances. The components, now dry, were originally fresh flowers. Jewellery of this kind was made ad hoc and was not intended to be used repeatedly or kept.
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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Halsschmuck
Dimensions
Breite: 20.0 mm, Länge: 300.0 mm
Material/Technique
Plant material
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0829
Provenance and sources
when
24.04.1900
where
Marshall Islands (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
Provenance
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. 132 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "Blumenkette. Wud. Fragrant tree blossom with pand.leaf artfully fl.". Supplementary comment: "In the evening, women and girls can be seen collecting mangroves or fragrant tree blossoms in leaves, which they form into pretty wreaths. These then serve as neck or head decorations and are given to friends as a sign of affection." (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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