Accession No
1941.3
Description
Oval shell pendant with incised bird design on one face only.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Coote, Walter [collector]; Barkley (Mrs) [donor]; Hornsby (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1941.3
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Pigment
Local Term
Ulute [L. Carreau]
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '1941.3 SOLOMON IDS. COOTE COLL.'
Event Date 21/1/2008
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Clam shell breast ornament' [added later:] 'Decorated with patterns of birds on one side. Plain back'.
Event Date 21/1/2008
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Oval ornament of tridacna shell, thin and perforated at the top. One side is decorated with an incised border of zigzags and two frigate birds in the centre. The back is undecorated'.
Event Date 26/5/2015
Author: maa
FM:264997
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