Accession No
1921.565.12
Description
Small container made from a dwarf coconut. Surface carved with two large frigate birds, three fish and possibly a stylised tomoko canoe. White residue inside may suggest that it was used to carry lime.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Bourne, Edmond [Brother] [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1921.565.12
Cultural Affliation
Material
Nut
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1921.565.12: 'Small incised coconut (frigate bird motif).'
Event Date 1921
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
The incisions not infilled with lime and and the carving is very different in style from those collected by Rivers in Simbo.
Event Date 18/6/2025
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Small container made from a dwarf coconut. Surface carved with two large frigate birds, three fish and possibly a stylised tomoko canoe. White residue inside may suggest that it was used to carry lime.
Event Date 18/6/2025
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:264824
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