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Hip jewellery

Main historical catalogue: "A kind of fur boa. According to Dr Kohlschütter in Ulungu and Kitete, it is worn around the hips by distinguished people (sons of chiefs) so that the ends hang down long on one side. Very valuable and appreciated. 425 cm lg. Ulungu (Urungu) and Kitete in Unika"

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Hip jewellery
Dimensions
Weight: 0,1 kg
Height: 5,5 cm
Width: 20 cm
Depth: 17 cm
Objektmaß: cm L: 425 cm
Material/Technique
Fur
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 8464

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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