Zemanek-Münster

Bridal badge "omakipa" ·  Namibie, Ovambo · ID: 3038279

Vendu 200 €
Provenance
German Private Collection (acquired in 1979)

Description

ivory, of oval form, incised pattern around the rim, two drillings backside, min. dam., fine cracks, back;
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.


Littérature comparée

Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 257


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