Orangutan skull and mandible, plaster cast
Maker
Dr. F. Krantz of Bonn, Rheinisches Mineralien-Kontor (estab. 1833)
Date
Circa 1900
Description
Plaster cast of a male orangutan (Pongo sp.) skull and mandible. The cast was manufactured by a commercial dealer in scientific specimens, Dr F.Krantz of Bonn, Germany. It was cast from an original skull in the Museum of Natural History, Berlin. This cast would have been used in anatomy classes in the 20th century to teach students about the anatomical and osteological evidence for the evolution of humans. This specimen was featured in this article in University of Melbourne Collections magazine: https://museumsandcollections.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/3272335/12-Long-Plaster-casts-25.pdf
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