Accession No
1921.565.16
Description
Pendant made of conus shell.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Bourne.Edmond [Brother] [collector]; von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1921.565.16
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
The Accession Register notes ‘Edward Bourne’ as the source, whilst the 1921 Annual Report notes that the Bourne Collection was received ‘through Baron A. von Hugel’. Catalogue card reads: “D. E. Bourne per A.v.H.” ‘Sketch added on the catalogue card’
Event Date 21/11/2007
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] '[one of] four cone-shell ring-pendants'.
Event Date 21/11/2007
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Ring-pendant of conus shell, carved with a small perforated projection at the top for attachment, and a small serrated triangular projection along the bottom.
Event Date 9/4/2015
Author: maa
FM:264828
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