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Lighter
The embers of the hearth were kindled with simple fans like this one.
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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Feuerzeug
Dimensions
Breite: 210.0 mm, Länge: 500.0 mm
Material/Technique
Braiding
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1312
Provenance and sources
when
before 1900
when
22.11.1901
where
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
Marshall Islands (location/origin)
Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit)
Object no. 68 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 2nd consignment Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Fan. Palm leaf. To light a fire with it."
According to the collector, this fan comes from the Marshall Islands. This was also noted in the old inventory book. On the index card from 1970 and in the new inventory book, however, Gilbert Islands was given as the origin, but it is unclear why.
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