Omutombe | Photographer: Axel Killian | Rights management: Städtische Museen Freiburg
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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.
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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Mieder
Dimensions
Width: 370.0 mm
Length: 270.0 mm
Length: 270.0 mm
Material/Technique
Eggshell
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2686
Provenance and sources
when
1850 - 1910
when
14.03.1900
where
Namibia (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)
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