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Neck jewellery
This pendant was worn as a necklace. It is carved from an elongated piece of shell, with fine ribbing on the front and serrations on the lower edge. At the top, five small holes have been drilled for a string to pass through.
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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Halsschmuck
Dimensions
Länge: 128.0 mm
Material/Technique
Shell
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0814
Provenance and sources
when
before 1900
when
22.11.1901
where
Marshall Islands (location/origin)
Micronesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
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. 26 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 2nd consignment Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Old necklace. Shell".
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