Omutombe

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Bodice-like garment

Women's bodice made of round, threaded ostrich shell platelets interspersed here and there with iron platelets. To form the main section of the bodice, the string of beads has been arranged in a tight spiral, held in place vertically by woven leather straps. The strings of beads are tied to the leather stays with leather straps.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Mieder
Dimensions
Width: 370.0 mm
Length: 270.0 mm
Material/Technique
Leather, Iron, Eggshell
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2686

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1850 - 1910
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    14.03.1900
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Namibia (location/origin)
    Africa (location/origin)
    who
    Lübbert, Anton - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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