Accession No

Z 15092


Description

Necklace ; Pendant - Ivory neck ornament in shape of two shells.


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji


Period


Source

Gordon, Arthur Charles Hamilton [collector]; Gordon.George.Arthur.Maurice.Hamilton [donor]; Stanmore.Lord


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 15092


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ivory; Tooth


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (CMS Description)
Ivory neck ornament in shape of two shells.
Event Date 1/9/1997
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads: [handwritten in black pen:] 'Z 15092 Oceania Fiji. Ivory neck ornament in shape of two shells. D. by Lord Stanmore 1923.' A round red sticker pasted on the card.
Catalogue card 2 is identical to card 1, without the round red sticker.
Event Date 23/10/2012
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (CMS Description)
Pendant formed of two cowrie shell-shaped pieces of ?whale ivory, tied together with twisted coir. Each piece is also pierced vertically from top to bottom, with a piece of string stuck in one of them. Both pieces are scratched vertically across the entire surface. 'Z 15092' inscribed in black ink on one of the pieces.
Event Date 23/10/2012
Author: maa


FM:110549

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