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Ostrich egg
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Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt
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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
!Kung San
Object type
egg (material)
Dimensions
970 x 157 x 131 mm
Material/Technique
Egg shell, ostrich; fibre, vegetable
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 43227
Other number(s)
RJM 1950/08 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

Production
when
Late 19th / early 20th century
where
Namibia
historical: German South West Africa
Africa -> South Africa -> Namibia
Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa
Change of physical control or legal title:
Not clarified
when
between 1895-1920
who
Trotha, Lothar von
Change of physical control or legal title:
Inheritance
when
1920
who
Trotha, Lothar von - Legators
Lucy von Trotha - Heirs
Change of physical control or legal title:
Donation
when
1951-20-03
who
Lucy von Trotha - Donors
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum für Völkerkunde - Recipients

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED

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