Accession No
1921.565.21
Description
Large shell valuable (Tridacna gigas).
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Bourne.Edmond [Brother] [collector]; von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1921.565.21
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
17mm
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.” [and added later] “21-24 found. +25 [ticked]”
Event Date 21/11/2007
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Shell valuable / currency / money - a large ring of Tridacna shell. Some red marks on one side - possibly rust or shell reaction to something else.
Event Date 21/11/2007
Author: maa
FM:264834
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