Accession No

Z 2713


Description

Pendant - Neck Ornament. Red, Volute, oblong plaque. A Volutoid gasteropod


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji; Viti Levu


Period


Source

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 2713


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell; Plant; Fibre; Glass; Bead


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
The catalogue card originally read " Bolute" , with a note: " The correct spelling is VOLUTE"; Collected by: Hugel.Baron.Anatole.von in ? 1875
Event Date 14/6/1988
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Neck Ornament. Red, Volute, oblong plaque. A Volutoid gasteropod
Event Date 14/6/1988
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Small pendant carved from a piece of spondylus shell, rectangular in shape. The top is pierced for attachment. Four small fragments of 4-ply plaited vegetable fibre woven with small white en blue glass beads are still attached to the hole. A small modern rectangular label attached to the vegetable fibre strands reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z 2713'. There might have been a pencil inscription on the back of the pendant.
Event Date 25/10/2012
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 2713 FIJI'. [typed:] 'Viti Levu. Shell, "Bolute," ['Volute' added above] red, oblong plaque.' [added in pencil:] 'The correct spelling is Volute. See Z- 2708 A volutoid gastropod'. [stamped in black ink:] 'THE VON HÜGEL COLLECTION CIRCA 1875.' [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '!/235'. [stamped in blue ink in the bottom right corner:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 1'. [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA 14 JUN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted on the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z. 2713. Viti Levu. Shell, "Bolute" ['volute' added above] red, oblong plaque. Show case number 1.' [added in pencil:] 'The correct spelling is Volute. See Z 2708 A volutoid gastropod'. [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '1/235'.
Catalogue card 3 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z 2713. FIJI. SHELLS "BOLUTE" ['VOLUTE' inscribed bellow], Red. VITI LIVU. VON HUGEL COLLN 1875.' [added in red pen:] 'DUPLICATE CARD. ORIGINAL NOT FOUND 11-9-03'. A black and white photograph of the object stapled to the back of the card.
Event Date 25/10/2012
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:80218

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