Accession No
1954.322 B
Description
Small fish-hook with a mother-of-pearl shank and turtle-shell barb.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Salisbury, Blackmore Museum; Beasley, Harry Geoffrey [subsequent collector]; Beasley, Irene Marguerite [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1954.322 B; 2752 [Beasley Coll. no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Turtle-shell; Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
12mm x 19mm x 58mm
Events
Context (Other owners)
This object was previously in the collection of Harry Geoffrey Beasley no.2752. The entry in Beasley's original catalogue (vol.3) reads: 'SOLOMON GROUP: CENTRAL: - Composite spinner hook of pearl shell shank, a turtle shell barb. Blackmore Museum, LB.’ It was purchased by Beasley on 01 February 1931 [Lucie Carreau, 06/09/2017].
Event Date 1/2/1931
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
Catalogue card notes for A-B: “Two fish hooks with mother-of-pearl shell shanks and tortoiseshell hooks.”
Event Date 29/1/2008
Author: maa
Context (Other owners)
'LB' recorded on the object label was the acronym Beasley used to refer to collections he had acquired from the Blackmore Museum in Salisbury.
Event Date 2/2/2017
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Labels & Markings)
'54.322.B' written in black ink on the shank. A small label attached to the object reads: 'Beasley Coll. / SOLOMONS. / CENTRAL. / LB / 2752'.
Event Date 2/2/2017
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Small fish-hook with a mother-of-pearl shank and turtle-shell point. The point is lashed to the shank with twisted plant fibre cords. The shank is highly polished.
Event Date 2/2/2017
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:265041
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