Accession No
1920.566
Description
Earring made from conus shell.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
O'Ferrall, William Chamberlain (Reverend) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1920.566
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
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)
Catalogue card for 1920.563-567: 'Shell ear rings.'
Event Date 1920
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Earring made from conus shell.
Event Date 19/06/2025
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:264774
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