Accession No
2005.687 A-B
Description
plaque; stand - engraved shell plaque on wooden stand A- Shell with cut out letters of “B. Solomon. Islands”. The image in the centre is painted or inked with three sections: A boat with six figures and three oars, an island with six palm trees and a tower, one palm tree with grass? by the shore. B- Wooden stand with a carved flower on the base. One side of the stand is black, the other yellow. The actual stand is V-shaped.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon islands
Period
Source
Foster, Robert (Sir) [collector]; White, C (Dr) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2005.687 A-B
Cultural Affliation
Material
wood; Shell; pigment
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
(Bio): Sir Robert Foster (collector); Dr. C. White (donor)
Event Date 27/6/2006
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
engraved shell plaque on wooden stand A- Shell with cut out letters of “B. Solomon. Islands”. The image in the centre is painted or inked with three sections: A boat with six figures and three oars, an island with six palm trees and a tower, one palm tree with grass? by the shore. B- Wooden stand with a carved flower on the base. One side of the stand is black, the other yellow. The actual stand is V-shaped.
Event Date 27/6/2006
Author: maa
FM:265455
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