Accession No

1920.564


Description

Earring made from trochus shell.


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands


Period


Source

O'Ferrall, William Chamberlain (Reverend) [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1920.564


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1920.563-567: 'Shell ear rings.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Probably collected between 1897 and 1902.
Event Date 1897
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Acquisition Details)
1920.563-567 share one catalogue card. The suffixes '563-4-5-6-7' have been entered in red ink and a note in red ink at the bottom of the card states 'Duplicates'. It is likely that this assessment dates from 1920.
Event Date 1920
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Earring made from trochus shell.
Event Date 19/6/2025
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:264772

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