Accession No
1929.570
Description
Pendant cut from a very thin piece of turtle shell, in the shape of a frigate bird with spread wings. A cut ring for suspension.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Montgomery, Henry Hutchinson (Bishop) [field collector]; Friends of the Museum [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1929.570
Cultural Affliation
Material
Turtle shell; tortoise shell
Local Term
Measurements
91mm x 66mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
'29.570' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Acquisition Details)
Bought from Bishop Montgomery and donated by some Friends of the Museum.
Event Date 1929
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1929.570: 'Pendant of tortoiseshell cut in form of a frigate bird with raised wings.'
Event Date 1929
Author: maa
Context (References)
Illustrated in Lucie Carreau. 2016. Collections from the Solomon Islands. Cambridge: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.13275, p.36.
Event Date 2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Pendant cut from a very thin piece of turtle shell, in the shape of a frigate bird with spread wings. A cut ring for suspension.
Event Date 18/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:264948
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