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Coconut plantations were a key component of the colonial economy on the Marshall Islands. Copra, the dried coconut kernel, was an important export item tied to the European demand for coconut oil. Nets like these were used by women to transport coconuts, when, for example, transporting them for wholesale trade. This net is tied with rope derived from coconut coir. The opening has a drawstring by which the net can be closed.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Net
Dimensions
Breite: 800.0 mm, Länge: 1200.0 mm
Material/Technique
Coconut fibre
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1261

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

when
22.11.1901
who
Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors

where
Marshall Islands (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
who
Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors

Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 40 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 2nd consignment Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Net for the transport of nuts. Coir rope, knotted. Used to be carried on the back by women."

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