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This saw was made from the tail of a stingray.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Feile
Dimensions
Länge: 470.0 mm
Material/Technique
Animal material
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1391

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

when
22.11.1901
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) 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. 65 (Antonie Brandeis object list, 2nd consignment Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Fishtail. Used as a saw."

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