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Leg Jewelry for a Woman
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Composed of metal beads strung on leather cords. At the time when this object was dispatched to Stuttgart, this kind of body adornment was among the most highly valued personal possessions for a woman in Herero societies. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Gamasche
Dimensions
Länge: 29.5 cm, Breite: 19.5 cm
Material/Technique
Iron , Leather
Forged, cut, Cord, threaded, bound, bound together
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
055381

Provenance and sources

when
around 1900 or earlier

where
Namibia

when
1907
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
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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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

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