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Basket

A solid, cylindrical basket woven from pandanus fibres and strips of coconut leaf that can be closed by means of a lid.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cataloguing data

Object type
Korb
Dimensions
Höhe: 340.0 mm, Durchmesser: 540.0 mm
Material/Technique
Braiding
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0651.01

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) Object no. 156 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment 1900): "A basket. Pandanus weave" Additional comment by Antonie Brandeis: "The pretty baskets No. 156 are very delicate and yet durable. They are woven from pandanus over a fine coconut rib." 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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