Jewellery for Body and Clothing (Regionally Traditional Clothing)
Provenance events
Production
Time
to 1906-05-30
Person
Person
(Manufacturer)
Place
Tansania
Ethnology
Massai
Purchase / Sale
Time
1906-05-30
Description
"Friday, May 30, 1906 [underlined] In the evening a short walk with Max. We were surprised by heavy rain. From 2 Masai we bought: ear jewelry made of red clay, decorated with a few white & blue glass beads. Cf. Diary 43 p. 104. So far I have only seen such things made of wood [p. 108] (= 25 Heller). Then a necklace like the one already acquired on p. 41 [...] (= 12 Heller). According to the work of M. Merker. The Masai (Berlin 1904) p. 346, this jewelry is named after the liana from which it is made ol mogou - gora "The root bark, strongly smelling of vanilla, is tightly twisted like string and worn as a necklace (ol orowil) by men & women. It is also used as secret medicine by the ol oiboni and ol goiatiki. The scientific name is not known. It is said to occur in river forests [?]." [translation]
source: Museum der Kulturen Basel, VI 56197, 46 (107) author: Karl Braun
"68. Ear jewelry of the Masai / made of red clay, decorated with impressed white and blue glass beads / Amani, March 30, 1906 purchased from passing Masais: 25 Heller. / TB [diary] 46,107 / [drawing]" [translation]
source: Museen Stade, r 2018 / 18566 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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