Omutombe

Language: unknown
Language: unknown
Bodice-like garment
Contact
Favorite

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
Städtische Museen Freiburg
Show only fields containing data

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Mieder
Dimensions
Breite: 370.0 mm, Länge: 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)
who
Lübbert, Anton - Collectors

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED

Related objects

Bodice
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
Bodice-like garnment
Omutombe
Language: Unknown language
Language: Unknown language
Bodice-like garnment
Omutombe
Language: Unknown language
Language: Unknown language
This content was machine-translated
2.1.1 / 7.1