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Broom
To this day, fly whisks made of fine plant fibres or horsehair serve Samoan chiefs as status symbols. High-ranking speakers also carry whisks with them, which are usually placed over one shoulder. The handle end of this whisk is provided with a metal knob. Text: Ulrich Menter
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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Object type
Besen
Dimensions
Länge: 78 cm, Durchmesser: 8
cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Hair, Plant fibre, Metal
Current location
Linden-Museum
Stuttgart
Inventory number
023340
Provenance and sources
when
around 1900
where
Samoa
when
1902
Provenance
The object is
part of an extensive donation by Wilhelm Solf (1862-1936), who was a
colonial official in Sāmoa from 1898 and was governor of the colony of
German Samoa from 1900 to 1910. The exact circumstances of the
acquisition by Solf are not yet known. Text: Ulrich
Menter
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