Gorilla femur, plaster cast

Maker
Dr. F. Krantz of Bonn, Rheinisches Mineralien-Kontor (estab. 1833)
Date
Circa 1900
 Description
Plaster cast of a male gorilla (Gorilla sp.) right femur. The cast was manufactured by a commercial dealer in scientific specimens, Dr F. Krantz of Bonn, Germany. It was cast from an original specimen in the Berlin Museum of Natural History collected in Doumé, Cameroon, accession number A12809. 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.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1900
Production place
Bonn, Germany
Accession number
516-500882
Inscriptions
inscriptions ▫ 24. GORILLA SCHLIPPER A12809
inscriptions ▫ 75
Object type
models
Harry Brookes Allen Museum Anatomy Category
Anthropology casts
Primates
Comparative anatomy
Museum
Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology

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