Accession No
1921.565.70
Description
Fish-hook formed of a shank of shell and point of turtle-shell, lashed together with plant fibre and provided with a hackle of blue bead and red cloth.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Bourne, Edmond [Brother] [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1921.565.70
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Turtle-shell; Plant; Fibre; Glass; Cloth
Local Term
Measurements
12mm x 21mm x 70mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
'21.565.70.' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1921.565.68-76: '9 shell fish hooks'.
Event Date 1921
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Fish-hook formed of a shank of shell and point of turtle-shell, lashed together with plant fibre and provided with a hackle of blue bead and red cloth.
Event Date 25/10/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Display)
On display in the Iridescence case, Colour: Art, Science & Power, LKS Gallery, MAA, 26 July 2022 - 23 April 2023.
Event Date 26/7/2022
Author: rachel hand
FM:264887
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