Distaff

Restitution status: Dubiousness is still to be clarified

Categories: Further categories / Further kinds of objects

Object Data

 

Artist

Museum

Inventory Number

ÖMV/46096

Description

Distaff. Stick and board carved and glued separately. The board has partial zigzag borders and fine chip carving decorations on the front: geometric motifs, zigzag lines, a stylized leafy vine, two flowers with ten petals, above that a field containing the date “1921”. Above it the board is cut off (possibly a cross). On the reverse is a spike to secure the wad of sheep’s fleece.  Lefkada, Greece.

Height

77.2 cm

Width

9.2 cm

Provenance Data

 

Former owner according to museum / collection

unkown

Provenance

Means of acquisition not clear

Provenance according to museum / collection

Collection of Greek embroidery and wood carvings, Arthur Haberlandt from Athens

Committee in charge

Board of the Society for Folk Life and Folk Art

Decision

No decision has been reached so far.

Implementation

The art or cultural object is kept in the museum/in the collection.

Annotations

The procurement of this object in Athens by Director Arthur Haberlandt and its transport was only made possible by the German Embassy in Athens. However, no documentary evidence exists to prove its provenance or any form of payment. Therefore, this object is to be considered looted/expropriated.

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