Head of a Wolf, a Panther & Brain Cases...

3D Model

… of two elephants, a seal, a dog, a white-handed gibbon, a badger, a human, a gorilla and an orangutan

Master models, 1892, 1897 and 1906; Plaster, shellacked; Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gipsformerei, R-06496, -6497, -4068, -4067, -4078, -4080, -4081, -4079, -4075, -4076, -4077

The cast braincases of eight mammals have been on sale at the Gipsformerei since 1906. The prices ranged from 4 to 20 marks, depending on size. The casts come from the anthropological teaching aid collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. A braincase of a human from Central Europe was also part of the series on offer. These objects were used to study the biology of the human being in light of Charles Darwin’s tenets, which compare humankind with other animals according to the theory of evolution.

© SMB, Gipsformerei

3D-Digitisation, Virtual Exhibition, Post-Production: Studio Jester Blank