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Needle

vor 1900

About the object

The weaving of roofs, sails, baskets or mats was one of the central handcrafts performed by women on the Marshall Islands. There are varying delicate needles, which are used according to the requirements of working a particular material. This is a needle made from a dolphin's jawbone that was used to braid pandanus leaves for house roofs.

Object information

Object Type
Needle
Dating
vor 1900
Place
Marshallinseln, Mikronesien, Ozeanien (Fundort/Herkunft)
Carrier Material
Knochen
Dimensions
Width 11.0 mm, Length 134.0 mm
Keywords
Kultur, Ozeanien, Nähnadel, Ethnologie (außereuropäische), Handwerk, Werkzeug
Inventory Number
II/1365
Museum
Ethnologische Sammlung des Museum Natur und Mensch
Location
Nicht ausgestellt
Access
Schenkung Eugen Brandeis, 1901
Previous owner
Eugen Brandeis (1846 - 1930) GND Biography
Collector
Antonie Brandeis (1868 - 1945) GND Biography
Provenance
Schenkung von Eugen Brandeis (Kaiserlicher Landeshauptmann der Marshallinseln) November 1901, gesammelt von Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Gouvernor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Objekt Nr. 17 (Objektliste Antonie Brandeis, 2. Sendung Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Knochennadel. Delphinkiefer. Um Dächer zu nähen welche mit Pand.bl. gedeckt sind."
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