Accession No
1941.1 A
Description
Forehead ornament made of a carved tortoise-shell disc mounted on a Tridacna shell disc, with woven fibre band.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Coote, Walter [collector]; Barkley (Mrs) [donor]; Hornsby (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1941.1 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Tortoise-shell; Shell; Plant; Fibre; Cloth
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
(bib) Coote, Walter. 1883 'The Western Pacific'. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington.
Event Date 21/1/2008
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
‘Catalogue card notes for 1941.1 A-B: “Two forehead ornaments, carved tortoise-shell mounted on clam shell discs. Both in very good condition. Attached to band.”
Event Date 21/1/2008
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Head or chest ornament formed of a disc of Tridacna shell, perforated in its centre, on which a thin disc of turtle shell carved in openwork is fastened with plant fibre and red woven cloth. The centre of the ornament is decorated with two tassels of white and pink shell beads and black coconut wood beads, and red woven cloth. Some small pieces of red cloth are tied to the turtle shell disc along the periphery. The turtle shell disc is carved with four human figures similar to those found on inlaid shields.
Event Date 31/3/2015
Author: maa
FM:264980
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