Accession No

1941.8/Record 2


Description

Pendant - [From catalogue card:] 'Clam shell pendant. Triangular shape, with grooves across the bottom and a hole (centre/top) for cord of necklace.'


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Malaita Province; Malaita


Period


Source

Coote Collection; Coote, Walter [collector]; Jones, H. (Mrs) [subsequent collector]; Barkley (Mrs) [donor]; Hornsby (Mrs) [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1941.8/Record 2


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Clam shell pendant. Triangular shape, with grooves across the bottom and a hole (centre/top) for cord of necklace.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'SOLOMON ISLANDS. / -MALANTA.- / JULY 1880.-' inscribed in black ink on the object. A small rectangular label glued to the object reads: 'Mrs Jones / Huntingdon'. '41.8' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
This is one of two objects labelled as 1941.8. MAA's accession registers record that 1941.8 is a comb but the comb found with this number is not marked with a Coote inscription or label. The shell ornament labelled as 1941.8 is, however, inscribed with a Coote inscription and also inscribed with ’41.8’. Both records and objects have been kept in the Museum’s database as both objects clearly exist, but ‘[Record 1]’ and ‘[Record 2]’ have been added to the IDNO field to differentiate them.
Event Date 23/9/2015
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (CMS Description)
Triangular pendant of tridacna shell. Straight edges on the sides. Serrated edge along the bottom. A large eye-shaped hole at the top for attachment.
Event Date 23/9/2015
Author: maa


FM:79896

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