Accession No
2005.693
Description
Necklace; Pendant - Crescent-shaped pearl-shell ornament carved with several frigate birds at the top. Decorative incisions along the periphery and on the birds, some of it rubbed with black pigments.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon islands
Period
Source
Foster, Robert (Sir) [collector]; White, C (Dr) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2005.693
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Pigment; plant fibre
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)
Crescent-shaped pearl-shell ornament carved with several frigate birds at the top. Decorative incisions along the periphery and on the birds, some of it rubbed with black pigments.
Event Date 27/6/2006
Author: maa
FM:265462
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