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Mallets and tools resembling hammers, such as these ones, had various uses. Hammers were used in conjunction with matching chisels (II/1377) to seal the gaps in the hulls of boats with caulk. During the tattooing process, small wooden sticks (II/1379.01), subsequently applied with colour, were used to punch patterns in the skin. Bast, with its many applications, would be hammered to make it a soft and workable material, as in the case of mat weaving.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Hammer
Dimensions
Breite: 70.0 mm, Länge: 300.0 mm
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1388
Related object(s)
is related to : II/1375
is related to : II/1380

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

when
22.11.1901
who
Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors

where
Marshall Islands (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
who
Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors

Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 45 (Antonie Brandeis object list, 2nd consignment Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Hammer and chisel for calfing. Wood from the ironwood tree". According to the object list, this also includes a chisel, which could possibly be II/1375 or II/1380.

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