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Spoon
vor 1900
About the object
Shells of this kind were used as cutlery, for example when scraping out the meat of a coconut.
Object information
Object Type
Dating
vor 1900
Place
Carrier Material
Dimensions
Calibre 70.0 mm
Inventory Number
II/1354
Location
Access
Schenkung Eugen Brandeis, 1901
Previous owner
Collector
Provenance
Schenkung von Eugen Brandeis (Kaiserlicher Landeshauptmann der Marshallinseln) November 1901, gesammelt von Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Gouvernor of the Marshall Islands) November 1901, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Objekt Nr. 29 (Objektliste Antonie Brandeis, 2. Sendung Nov 1901, SAF C3/241/2): "Muschel, gezackt. Perlmuschel, gewöhnl. Muschel. Um die Kokosnuß aus der Schale zu schaben und zum Mund zu führen".