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Sonja Schromm Creates Powerful Impact In Politics And Cultural Heritage

Sonja Schromm is building powerful connections across diplomacy, culture, faith, and civil society through inspiring leadership and global d

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Sonja’s Substack | Sonja Schromm | Substack

My personal Substack. Click to read Sonja’s Substack, by Sonja Schromm, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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The gold was melted, reshaped by local smiths

into the form their hearts already knew, the mamuli. Mamuli makamalaku — L 6.5 cm, 24 g.

Material: white alloy (lead, tin, sometimes copper).

Origin: Sumba Island, Indonesia — part of Nusa Tenggara Timur, ~11,150 km².

Name: makamalaku = “naked, undecorated.”

Type: female mamuli (plain form) as opposed to male mamuli (decorated, often ending in horse heads).

Function: bridewealth, ritual currency, symbol of peace and fertility.

Originally crafted in gold; later made in silver or white alloy, considered of equal value due to color and shine.

NIGHT XXIV — The Naked Light of Sumba

Mamuli Makamalaku, Sumba, Indonesia · White Alloy of Lead, Tin, and Copper

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NIGHT XXIII — The Sword of the Southern Seas

“Barong” Sword, Lake Sulu · Mindanao · Southern Philippines

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NIGHT XXII — The Hide That Held the Storm

Shield, Kafa, Ethiopia — early 20th century

Shield, Kafa, Ethiopia, early 20th century — diameter ~58 cm, 2,010 g. Made from rhinoceros hide

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NIGHT XXII — The Hide That Held the Storm

Shield, Kafa, Ethiopia — early 20th century

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Tritt meiner Gruppenpinnwand „ASC“ auf Pinterest bei! https://pin.it/2uZd7HY3A

Sonja hat dich dazu eingeladen, an der Pinnwand „ASC“ mitzuwirken!

Tritt dieser Gruppen-Pinnwand mit Sonja bei, damit ihr euch zusammen Ideen merken könnt

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The Blade That Spoke of Wealth From the Nights of the Alex Schütz Collection

“In the firelight, the smith did not only shape iron — he shaped agreement.”

In parts of Central Africa, blades like this one — part weapon, part currency — once sealed marriages, alliances, and peace. It could strike, but it was made to signify: power, beauty, and promise.

Today, it rests silent in the Alex Schütz Collection, its curves still whispering the shimmer of exchange — where metal was memory, and wealth was spoken in form.

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Tags: #AlexSchuetzCollection #AfricanArt #Anthropology #CulturalHistory #MuseumObjects #PreMoney #ScheherazadeNights #ArtStorytelling #WomenCollectors #SubstackWriters #HistoryOfTrade

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#AlexSchuetzCollection #AfricanArt #PreMonetaryCurrency #MaterialCulture #Anthropology #DesignHistory #MetalArt #CulturalHeritage #Storytelling #ArtCollectors

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The Blade That Spoke of Wealth From the Nights of the Alex Schütz Collection

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“In the firelight, the smith did not only shape iron — he shaped agreement.”

In parts of Central Africa, blades like this one — part weapon, part currency — once sealed marriages, alliances, and peace. It could strike, but it was made to signify: power, beauty, and promise.

Today, it rests silent in the Alex Schütz Collection, its curves still whispering the shimmer of exchange — where metal was memory, and wealth was spoken in form.

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🐚 The Alex Schütz Collection (ASC). A journey through premonetary value objects, from copper crosses & shell money to gold bars & iron blade

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Sonja Schromm | Substack

🐚 The Alex Schütz Collection (ASC). A journey through premonetary value objects, from copper crosses & shell money to gold bars & iron blade

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Börsepeople im Podcast S19/23: Sonja Schromm

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