Kaurischelp, by niet van toepassing, 1700 - 1799
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Kaurischelp

niet van toepassing

1700 - 1799

Medium
calcium oxide
Classification
shell
Dimensions
diameter 15 mm
Museum
Rijksmuseum
Credit line
On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap
Rights
Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

View at the Rijksmuseum

About this work

Kaurischelp in Afrika gebruikt als betaalmiddel, onder andere door de Geoctroieerde Westindische Compagnie om er mensen mee te kopen.