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Ladle

Wooden ladles like these were used to scoop water out of the canoes on sea voyages.

Data Provider
Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Schöpfkelle
Dimensions
Breite: 340.0 mm, Höhe: 530.0 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1283

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

when
24.04.1900
who
Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors

where
Marshall Islands (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
who
Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors

Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 94 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "Eine Canoeschaufel. Lim". Additional comment: "No. 94 is for scooping out water, often without a handle." (in: "Bemerkungen zu den dem Museum zu Freiburg /B. übersandten ethnologischen Gegenständen aus den Marshallinseln. South Seas". SAF D.Sm 35/1).

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