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Oliver Hahn in the exhibition “GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”. Weltkulturen Museum 2021. Photo: Wolfgang Günzel
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The intensive red of the feather money (mangahau) from the Melanesian Santa Cruz Islands is produced by the artful arrangement of up to 60,000 small cinnabar red feathers of the honeyeater (Myzomela Cardinalis). If the red fades over time, then the feather money roll also loses its value. Feathers, bark, barkcloth, snail shells, Job’s tears seeds. Collected by Volker Schneider, 1980s.
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Exhibition view “Green Sky, Blue Grass. Colour Coding Words”, Weltkulturen Museum 2021, Photo: Wolfgang Günzel
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The headdress Àkkàpa’ri is stuck into a ‘hat’ made from painted beeswax which is glued into the hair. This headdress is made and worn exclusively by men. The colour of the feathers used is dependent on personal privileges. Feathers, cotton and wood. Kayapó Mekrãgnoti, Pará, Brazil. Collected by Gustaaf Verswijver, 1992. Collection Weltkulturen Museum. Photo: Wolfgang Günzel
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Exhibition view “GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”. Weltkulturen Museum 2021. Photo: Wolfgang Günzel
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Exhibition view “GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”. Weltkulturen Museum 2021. Photo: Wolfgang Günzel
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Exhibition view “GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”. Weltkulturen Museum 2021. Photo: Wolfgang Günzel
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Exhibition view “GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”. Weltkulturen Museum 2021. Photo: Wolfgang Günzel
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Exhibition view “GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”. Weltkulturen Museum 2021. Photo: Wolfgang Günzel
“RED IN FOCUS”
Theme related guided tour with Oliver Hahn (research assistent Oceania collection)
In many cultures, the colour red plays a significant role in the way people see the world, whether it is painted on their bodies for beautification and protection, or serves as a sacred colour, or features in the material culture. Consequently, it is a colour that also appears in many different sections of the exhibition “GREEN SKY, BLUE GRASS. Colour Coding Worlds”.
Oliver Hahn guides through the exhibiton. He investigates the meaning of red as a colour in various cultures by looking at case studies from the Amazon region, New Guinea and Polynesia.
Please register via the booking button “TERMIN BUCHEN”. The number of participants is limited to ten people.
€7 / €3.50
Costs of the tour included in admission fee.
Weltkulturen Museum, Schaumainkai 29