Accession No
1921.565.50
Description
Lime container of bamboo, possibly unfinished. The surface is decorated with incised geometrical patterns. 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.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Bourne, Edmond [Brother] [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1921.565.50
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bamboo; Lime
Local Term
Measurements
68mm x 208mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
'21.565.50.' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date
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, possibly unfinished. The surface is decorated with incised geometrical patterns. 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.
Event Date 28/1/2016
Author: maa
FM:264867
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