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Snuff box

Sammlung Braun
r 2018 / 18439
Providing institution
Museen Stade
Collection area
Sammlung Braun
Inventory number
r 2018 / 18439
Title
Snuff box
Dimensions
height: 6cm, width: 5,5cm
Material
Frucht
Citation link
https://www.amani-stade.gbv.de/item/en_ms_bf761168-31d1-44e3-be3c-d9132c507b4f
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Individual object / object group
Individual object
Classification
smoking utensils  
Production
Time
to ca. 1909-07-30
Person
  • unknown actor (Manufacturer)
Place
  • Amani
Ethnology
  • Shambaa  
Purchase / Sale
Time
1909-07-30
Description
"Friday, July 30, 1909. Worked on statistics in the laboratory. – Kingazi made me an interesting tobacco container in the style of the Waseguha and Washambaa: the sphere is made from a hollowed-out, dried fruit of Oncoba spinosa, covered with the skin of a cow’s bladder. The neck and stopper are carved from wood, and the small cord that holds the stopper in place is braided from sisal hemp. For dinner, Mr. Kinzelbach was back. We talked about family matters [...]" [translation]

source: Museum der Kulturen Basel, VI 56197, 53 (97)
author: Karl Braun
Person
  • unknown actor (Salesperson)
  • Braun, Karl (* 1870 † 1935) (Buyer)
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Place
  • Amani
Inventory
Time
from 1909-07-30
Description
"130. Snuff-box, made from the fruit of Oncoba spinosa, covered with moist bladder from cattle, which when dry sticks & shines firmly. Plug with cord of sisal hemp. / Made by Kingazi, Amani 30 July 1909 / 50 bright. [with red lettering added] / TB [diary]. 53.97 / [drawing]" [translation]

source: Museen Stade, r 2018 / 18566
author: Karl Braun
Person
Old inventory numbers
  • 130
Inheritance
Time
1934-07-17
Description
In 1934, the former director of the Biological Imperial Institute for Agriculture and Forestry (Biologische Reichsanstalt für Land- und Forstwirtschaft) Karl Braun (1870–1935) gave the so-called “Kolonialsammlung Braun” (Colonial Collection Braun) to the Hanseatic City of Stade, or rather its representative, the then mayor Hans Arthur Meyer (1884–1961). See the file „Transfer of a colonial collection from the senior government councillor Professor Dr. Karl Braun in Stade to the City of Stade” („Überlassung einer Kolonialsammlung vom Oberregierungsrat Professor Dr. Karl Braun in Stade an die Stadt Stade") at the Lower Saxony State Archives Stade (Niedersächsischen Landesarchiv Standort Stade).

source: Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Standort Stade, Dep. 10 Nr. 03025
Person
  • Braun, Karl (* 1870 † 1935) (Donor)
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  • Hansestadt Stade (Recipient)
  • Hans Arthur Meyer (1884 - 1961) (Recipient)
Place
  • Stade
Loan
Time
1997-02-17
Description
In 1997, the then city archivist Jürgen Bohmbach concludes a permanent loan agreement with the Museum Society Stade (Museumsverein Stade e.V.), for which the then director Gerd Mettjes signs. Thereafter, the collection from Karl Braun is transferred to the care of the Museum Society Stade (Museumsverein Stade e.V.).

source: Museen Stade, Vereinbarung Leihgabe "Brauns'sche Kolonialsammlung"
Person
Place
  • Stade
Author: Karl Braun, Note: Museen Stade, r 2018 / 18566learn more
Author: Karl Braun, Creation date: 1909-07-30, Note: Museum der Kulturen Basel, VI 56197, 53 (97)learn more
Originator of the object data
Museen Stade
Licence
Creative Commons Namensnennung, nicht kommerziell, keine Bearbeitung 4.0learn more
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