Bridal badges "omakipa" ·  Namibia · ID: 3036125

Description

three pieces, ivory, natural grains, round forms with incised patterns at the rim, one badge with remains of red pigments, one with remains of a leather band;
the number of “omakipa” badges a young man gave his fiancée depended on his wealth and the number of cows he owned. Even the incised patterns had a special meaning. These “marriage insignia” were fixed to a leather strip the bride wore around her hips.

The object Bridal badges “omakipa” with the object ID 3036125 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 640 achieved a sales price of EUR 400 with an asking price of EUR 250.

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