Calf band
late 19th century | Detlef Fritz Dirksen
Portuguese ships sailed towards Asia to conquer key trade centres, such as Malacca in 1511, and to ultimately take over the profitable spice trade. Malacca, for example, was their door to Java, Timor, the Maluku Islands, and the Philippines.The Portuguese brought Venetian and Bohemian glass beads and traded them for pepper, nutmeg, and cloves.
Portuguese ships sailed towards Asia to conquer key trade centres, such as Malacca in 1511, and to ultimately take over the profitable spice trade. Malacca, for example, was their door to Java, Timor, the Maluku Islands, and the Philippines.The Portuguese brought Venetian and Bohemian glass beads and traded them for pepper, nutmeg, and cloves.
Collection:
Detlef Fritz Dirksen
Time:
late 19th century
Entry Date:
1990
Object Name
Calf band
Culture
Mindanao
Material/technology:
Woven base, old Bohemian glass beads
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
Insular Southeast Asia
Invs.
171744
