Mummified Human Hand
Title
Mummified Human Hand
Description
Human remains.
The First World War Antiquities Project has chosen not to further identify, describe, or illustrate these human remains and will not include any images of them.
The practice of souveniring Human Remains was commonplace in the past, and is not condoned today. Queensland Museum has an active Repatriation program, returning Ancestral Remains, associated Burial Goods and Secret and or Sacred objects of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples back to Country. This is a priority for the Museum. If you would like to read more please visit https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Behind+the+Scenes/Repatriation
The human remains were donated by Pte Richard Marsland to the Queensland Museum on 24/5 April 1919. Human remains were sometimes sold by antiquities dealers in Egypt, but it is unknown how Pte Marsland came to have tese remains. At the time of donation, Pte Marsland said that the remains came from an "Egyptian Princess".
The First World War Antiquities Project has chosen not to further identify, describe, or illustrate these human remains and will not include any images of them.
The practice of souveniring Human Remains was commonplace in the past, and is not condoned today. Queensland Museum has an active Repatriation program, returning Ancestral Remains, associated Burial Goods and Secret and or Sacred objects of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples back to Country. This is a priority for the Museum. If you would like to read more please visit https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Behind+the+Scenes/Repatriation
The human remains were donated by Pte Richard Marsland to the Queensland Museum on 24/5 April 1919. Human remains were sometimes sold by antiquities dealers in Egypt, but it is unknown how Pte Marsland came to have tese remains. At the time of donation, Pte Marsland said that the remains came from an "Egyptian Princess".
Format
Height: 155 mm
Width: 75 mm
Depth: 32 mm
Identifier
C.012.001
QM H23496
Coverage
Provenance
Acquired by Spr. Richard Marsland, Egypt, 1915-1917.
Donated by Spr. Richard Marsland to the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 25 April 1919.
Donated by Spr. Richard Marsland to the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 25 April 1919.
Rights Holder
Queensland Museum, Brisbane
Bibliographic Citation
Queensland Museum Donor Schedule #19/84 (1919).
Queensland Museum Miscellaneous Register, A326.
Queensland Museum Outward Correspondence #00084 (1919).
Queensland Museum Additions. (1919, May 3). Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 - 1936), p. 3 (Second Edition), http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article190743240
Relation
P.012
Contributor
Mr James Donaldson
Dr Brit Asmussen
Files
Collection
Citation
“Mummified Human Hand,” First World War Antiquities, accessed May 18, 2024, https://ww1antiquities.omeka.net/items/show/108.
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