Accession No
1921.565.27
Description
Mbokolo. Shell valuable. A ring of Tridacna gigas shell bound along one quarter with orchid stem fibre dyed red, with a finely plaited suspension cord of the same material.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Bourne, Edmond [Brother] [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1921.565.27; MAA: Z 32112
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; plant fibre
Local Term
Mbokolo [from catalogue card]
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
'21.565.27.' and 'Z 32112' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1: 'Small cone-shell armlet with suspension cord (see currency case).'
Catalogue card 2: 'Tridacna shell ring mbokolo (name for rings in general) called bakia if fossil & yellow are bound with red plaited grass and worn as chest pendants.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shell valuable. A ring of Tridacna gigas shell bound along one quarter with orchid stem fibre dyed red, with a finely plaited suspension cord of the same material.
Event Date 29/9/2015
Author: maa
FM:264840
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