Accession No
1921.565.48
Description
Lime container of bamboo, unfinished or in the process of being made. The surface is decorated with incised geometrical patterns and fish in black. The body and lid have not been separated although there is a groove where the two parts were to be separated. The object is a hollow tube: there is no insert forming the bottom of the container or the top of the lid. The lid carved with four triangular cut outs to rest a lime stick.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Bourne, Edmond [Brother] [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1921.565.48
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bamboo; Lime
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Labels & inscriptions: '1921.565.48.' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date 1921
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue cards for 1921.565.43-50: '8 carved bamboo lime boxes.'
Event Date 1921
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Lime container of bamboo, unfinished or in the process of being made. The surface is decorated with incised geometrical patterns and fish in black. The body and lid have not been separated although there is a groove where the two parts were to be separated. The object is a hollow tube: there is no insert forming the bottom of the container or the top of the lid. The lid carved with four triangular cut outs to rest a lime stick.
Event Date 28/1/2016
Author: maa
FM:264864
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