Accession No
1921.565.39
Description
Oblong wooden bowl inlaid with shell, in the shape of a bird.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Bourne.Edmond [Brother] [collector]; von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1921.565.39
Cultural Affliation
Material
wood; shell
Local Term
Measurements
104mm x 200mm x 493mm
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.”
Event Date 21/11/2007
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card: 'Food-bowl - on stand - oblong - inlaid, bird-shaped'.
Event Date 21/11/2007
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
The bowl has sustained some damage in the past: the beak of the bird is broken, the projection under the bird's beak as well as the one under the tail are missing. The foot of the bowl has been broken and glued back.
Event Date 25/10/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '21.565.39.' inscribed in white ink on the base.
Event Date 25/10/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:264854
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