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Objekt 9

Two joke articles: Worm in can

Description

The two worms are turned spirally from horn, giving them an amazing mobility. This lively effect is all the greater when they are surprisingly "freed" from their cases.

Object description

1. Half of the 19th century

Horn, turned; bone, wood, turned

Gift Dr. Hans Schneider-Christ, Basel (leg case)

Gift R. Rumpf, Basel (wooden case)

Inv. 1946.493. and Inv. 1930.320

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