Five bridal badges "omakipa" · Namibia · ID: 3038478
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Dieter Eulenburg, Dreieich, GermanySize
L
6 cm - 8,5 cm
L
2.4 inch - 3.3 inch
Description
ivory, natural grains, various forms, incised patterns at the rim, partly remains of red pigment on the backside, min. dam., cracks through age;
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.