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Copper Anklet for a Woman (Ongondo)

Historical research carried out by the Museums Association of Namibia (see publication 2019, available online) attributes the production of this kind of anklet for women exclusively to blacksmiths active in the Ondonga Owambo kingdom at the time when this object was dispatched to Stuttgart. They also produced them for sale and their customers would have payed quite a high price for them. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ambo
Object type
Foot ring
Dimensions
Diameter: 13.6 cm
Material/Technique
Copper, Copper alloy Forged
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
055181

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Bang; 0835
  • Production
    when
    around 1900
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Namibia
Provenance
Ferdinand Bang, like his brother-in-law Albert Hoffa, received this collection through the mediation of his friend Dr. Anton Lübbert. Lübbert had established an extensive network of collectors in "German South-West Africa". Text: Christoph Rippe.

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Legal status metadata
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