Zemanek-Münster

Group of plant fibre weavings

Gabon
sold EUR 400
Provenance
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ
Emmy Martin, Alsace (1925)
Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin
Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin
Family estate until today

Description

18 pieces, various sizes, three mats, plant fibre, natural coloured and dyed in red, different patterns; seven mats from particularly fine grass fibre weave with fringed edges; smaller textile with bicoloured pattern; grass fibre basket with lid (h: 11,5 cm) containing two strings of plant fibre, old label with handwritten inscription: “Nähgarn - die Nadel wird aus Bambus geschnitzt”; two yarn bobbins, one of them with label: “1925, Emy Martin - Handgedrehte Schnur aus Ananasfasern”; two coins, 1925, silver metal


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