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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
Means of acquisition not clear
Provenance according to museum / collection
Collection of Greek embroidery and wood carvings, Arthur Haberlandt from Athens
Board of the Society for Folk Life and Folk Art
No decision has been reached so far.
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.
Request Object
© Art restitution National Fund of the Republic Austria for Victims of National Socialism