A bracelet made from white snail shells, which - according to the collector - were woven together by human hair. The use of hair as a material in jewelry making was widespread in Micronesia.
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. 2 (Objektliste Antonie Brandeis, 2. Sendung Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Armbänder. Muscheln und Menschenhaare". Aufgrund der Verarbeitung von menschlichen Haaren handelt es sich hierbei um ein sensibles Objekt.
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