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Head Jewelry Piece
Composed of metal beads strung on leather cords. At the time when this object was dispatched to Stuttgart, in Herero society this kind of jewellery was most probably considered among the most valued possessions. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.
- Data Provider
- Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider
Cataloguing data
- Cultural attribution
- Herero
- Object type
- Kopfschmuck
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 19 cm
Height: 6.2 cm - Material/Technique
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Iron, Leather, Plant fibre
Forged, cut, threaded, bound
- Current location
- Linden-Museum Stuttgart
- Inventory number
- 055395
Provenance and sources
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Assignment to a curated holding:
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Production
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when
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around 1907 or earlier
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Change of physical control or legal title
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where
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Namibia
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Change of physical control
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when
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1907
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- Provenance
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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
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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