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Necklace of 40 cowries threaded on a bast string according to size. Cowries were also used as a means of payment

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Object type
Halskette
Material/Technique
cowrie shell, bast
Object genre
jewellery
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2337
Other number(s)
2337

Provenance and sources

when
before 1911

where
Region Nordwesten

when
1900/1901-1911
where
Kamerun
who
Diehl, Adolf - Owners

when
1911
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Owners
Description
Linden-Museum bought object from A. Diehl.

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.

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