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Personal Effects
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Each crewman had his own sea chest for his personal belongings. These wooden chests have since perished; only the locks and little keys remain. To kill time, the men made music and played sports. A drumstick and a flute were found on Nova Zembla. The ball is made of whalebone and was used to play 'kolven', a kind of hockey. The little comb was used to remove head lice.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePersonal effects. c. 1590 - c. 1596. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
