Bridal bow
1916–1923 | Martin Gusinde
When a young couple decided to marry, the boy presented the girl with such a bow to publicly declare his love. If she accepted the bow, she was willing to marry him. The bow was then kept for their firstborn.
When a young couple decided to marry, the boy presented the girl with such a bow to publicly declare his love. If she accepted the bow, she was willing to marry him. The bow was then kept for their firstborn.
Collection:
Martin Gusinde (1886 Breslau - 1969 Mödling) DNB
Time:
1916–1923
Entry Date:
1927
Object Name
Bridal bow
Culture
Selk'nam
Material/technology:
Wood, animal tendon
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South America
Geography
Südamerika/Feuerland/Chile/Isla Grande
Invs.
121613
