Baumann, Oscar
Usambara und seine Nachbargebiete,
allgemeine Darstellung des nordöstlichen Deutsch-Ostafrika und seiner Bewohner ; auf Grund einer im Auftrage der Deutsch-Ostafrikanischen Gesellschaft im Jahre 1890 ausgeführten Reise,
1891,
GVK
Jewellery for Body and Clothing (Regionally Traditional Clothing)
Provenance events
Production
Time
to 1904-11-13
Person
Person
(Manufacturer)
Place
Tansania
Ethnology
Swahili
Acquisition:
Time
1904-11-13
Description
"Sunday, November 13, 1904 [underlined] [...] Recently, I received some arm jewelry: 1. Schenzi bracelet [Schenzi = Swahili], found in the village, old with a patina coating [drawing] 2. Upper arm ring [correction: bracelet, thigh band] made of brass wire (intestine strings wrapped with wire are introduced from Bondei and called "dodi" [correction "Madodi"] by the Schenzi and "Talli" in Swahili). Gift from Mr. Krockenberger in Derema [drawing] 3. Bracelet, thick twisted copper piece, bought for 1 Rupie from a Swahili, called "Talli." As far as I could understand, the Swahili call a wire-wound band Madodi or Dodi, and one made from solid brass Talli (Baumann, O. Usambara. Berlin 1891. p.31) [drawing] [...]" [translation]
source: Museum der Kulturen Basel, VI 56197, 43 (95) author: Karl Braun
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
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.).
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