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A very old pendant made from a cone shell, with a hole drilled in it, through which a string can be threaded.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Pendant
Dimensions
Durchmesser: 80.0 mm
Material/Technique
Snail shell
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0819

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

when
24.04.1900
who
Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors

where
Nauru (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
who
Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors
Kaiser, Ludwig - Collectors

Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Ludwig Kaiser on Nauru on behalf of Eugen and Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Ludwig Kaiser on Nauru on behalf of Eugen and Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 168 (Antonie Brandeis object list, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "A polished shell as a necklace." The objects in the Brandeis collection from Nauru were apparently collected by the local district governor Ludwig Kaiser (SAF C3/241/1).

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