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Giant clamshells of this kind were used as receptacles and cooking pans before the introduction of Western kitchen utensils.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Gefäß
Dimensions
Breite: 180.0 mm, Höhe: 190.0 mm
Material/Technique
Shell
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1408

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. 28 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "Shell as cooking pot. Layered lid. Shell". Additional comment: "Shells no. 27 and 28 were formerly used as cooking pots." (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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