Accession No
1921.565.25
Description
Shell valuable. Large ring of Tridacna gigas shell. Some red marks on one side - possibly rust or shell reaction to something else.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Bourne, Edmond [Brother] [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1921.565.25
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
21mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1921.565.21-25: '5 heavy clam shell armlets (sometimes used as currency)'.
Event Date 1921
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shell valuable. Large ring of Tridacna gigas shell. Some red marks on one side - possibly rust or shell reaction to something else.
Event Date 5/5/2017
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:264838
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