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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Zahlungsmittel
Dimensions
Durchmesser: 180.0 mm
Material/Technique
Mineral
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1332

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900
where
Palau (place of manufacture)

when
22.11.1901
who
Brandeis, Eugen - Former Possessors

where
Yap (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
Caroline (location/origin)
who
Brandeis, Antonie - Collectors

Provenance
Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 85 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 2nd consignment Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Coin Yap. Quartz. Serves as money. Value 4 Mk. Are fetched from the Palao Islands up to large dimensions." How the object came into the Brandeis collection is still unclear at present. Antonie Brandeis never stayed in Yap. In some cases, she received objects as gifts from naval officers or missionaries who visited her in Jaluit.

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