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Piggy bank

In New Guinea, pigs play an important role as prestige objects and as exchange commodities. They are an important part of the male trade and relationship network. However, pigs are raised by women. The interpretation of the pig motif as a piggy bank is a new idea and has been realised creatively by high school students in Papua New Guinea.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Sparschwein
Dimensions
Length: 130.0 mm
240.0 mm
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/2426

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1973
    where
    Siassi (place of manufacture)
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    28.01.2008
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Siassi (location/origin)
    Papua New Guinea (location/origin)
    Oceania (location/origin)
    Melanesia (location/origin)
    who
    Privatbesitz - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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