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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