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Double row of nassa snails tied on rotang

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Object type
Naturalgeld
Material/Technique
Nassa snail, rattan
bound
Object genre
money
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 1677
Other number(s)
1677

Provenance and sources

where
Insel Siar

who
Krüger, Gustav - Owners
Description
Gustav Krüger's father probably received objects from Gustav Bergmann.

when
1888-1904
where
Papua-Neuguinea
who
Bergmann, Karoline (1864 - 1952) - Owners
Description
K. Bergmann acquired the property together with her husband Gustav Bergmann.

when
1951
who
Krüger, Gustav - Donors
Description
Gustav Krüger donated a total of 29 objects to JGU Mainz.

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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