Database

The PAESE joint database brings together object collections that have been in the focus of research of the institutions involved in the project (Lower Saxon State Museum Hanover, Ethnographic Collection of the Georg-August-University Göttingen, State Museum Natur und Mensch Oldenburg, Roemer- and Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim, Municipal Museum Brunswick, Ev.-luth. Missionswerk in Lower Saxony Hermannsburg).

Since the database has been maintained by the Networ for Provenance Research in Lower Saxony, additional collections of objects from these and other institutions in Lower Saxony that research collections from colonial contexts have been successively added since 2022.

The focus is on the documentation of the origin (provenance) of the objects. The information provided represents the current or latest state of research and is continuously supplemented.

The data providers have aimed for the greatest possible transparency. In justified exceptional cases, we refrained from publicly displaying images for moral-ethical or legal reasons. This was done in coordination with our colleagues and partners from the countries of origin.

Further information on object selection, controlled vocabularies and definitions of different forms of acquisition you can find here.

As part of the 3-Road Strategy, a new provenance vocabulary was developed, which was published in 2023 at http://ddb.vocnet.org/provenance/p0030

If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please contact info@postcolonial-provenance-research.com.

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PreviewInventory numberLocationObject namePlace where collectedYear of manufactureAssociated people and institutions
LMH_ET_3209LMH_ET_3209 Landesmuseum Hannover Stirnschmuck für MännerAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3212LMH_ET_3212 Landesmuseum Hannover StirnbandAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3213LMH_ET_3213 Landesmuseum Hannover StirnbandAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3215LMH_ET_3215 Landesmuseum Hannover LendenbandAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3216LMH_ET_3216 Landesmuseum Hannover HalsketteAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3217LMH_ET_3217 Landesmuseum Hannover HalsbandAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3218LMH_ET_3218 Landesmuseum Hannover HalsketteAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3219LMH_ET_3219 Landesmuseum Hannover HalsketteAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3220LMH_ET_3220 Landesmuseum Hannover ZierkammAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3221LMH_ET_3221 Landesmuseum Hannover ZierkammAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3222LMH_ET_3222 Landesmuseum Hannover ZierkammAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3223LMH_ET_3223 Landesmuseum Hannover HaarpfeilAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3224LMH_ET_3224 Landesmuseum Hannover ZierkammAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3225LMH_ET_3225 Landesmuseum Hannover ZierkammAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3227LMH_ET_3227 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3228LMH_ET_3228 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3230LMH_ET_3230 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3231LMH_ET_3231 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3232LMH_ET_3232 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3233LMH_ET_3233 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3234LMH_ET_3234 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3235LMH_ET_3235 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3236LMH_ET_3236 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3239LMH_ET_3239 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3240LMH_ET_3240 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3241LMH_ET_3241 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3242LMH_ET_3242 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3243LMH_ET_3243 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3244LMH_ET_3244 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt
LMH_ET_3245LMH_ET_3245 Landesmuseum Hannover LippenpflockAfrika, Ostafrika, Malawi, Westufer MalawiseeVor 1896. Theodor Berndt