marmar

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Collar

The collection of Antonie Brandeis includes numerous necklaces made from shells and plant material. This item consists of a light-colored, cross-braided band set with a row of white and brown snail shells.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Necklace
Dimensions
Length: 700.0 mm
Material/Technique
Snail shell
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0791

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    before 1900
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    24.04.1900
    who
    Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Marshall Islands (location/origin)
    Micronesia (location/origin)
    Oceania (location/origin)
    who
    Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania
Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 112 (Object list Antone Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "Kette. Marmat. Large brown and white shells". The term "marmat" is found in the collector's object list and was also included in the old inventory of the MNM, but is probably a spelling mistake. In the Marshall Islands, the term "marmar" would be appropriate for necklaces of this type.

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