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Apron

This bast apron, probably from Nauru, was worn both as decorative dress during dancing. It is made from thin strips of pandanus leaves.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Schurz
Dimensions
Breite: 300.0 mm, Länge: 780.0 mm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1427

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

when
24.04.1900
who
Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors

where
Nauru (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
who
Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors
Kaiser, Ludwig - Collectors

Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Ludwig Kaiser on Nauru on behalf of Eugen and Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Ludwig Kaiser on Nauru on behalf of Eugen and Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Item no. 172 (item list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "Tanzschurz. Pandanus leaves" Additional comment: "The loincloths are used as clothing and jewellery for dancing." The objects in the Brandeis collection from Nauru were apparently collected by the local district governor Ludwig Kaiser (SAF C3/241/1).

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