Accession No
2005.694
Description
Head ornament - Circular Tridacna shell disc onto which is mounted a piece of turtle-shell carved in openwork. Suspended on a string of plaited vegetable fibre.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Foster, Robert (Sir) [collector]; White, C (Dr) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2005.694
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Turtle shell; fibre
Local Term
kapkap
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
(Bio): Sir Robert Foster (collector); Dr. C. White (donor)
Event Date 27/6/2006
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Circular Tridacna shell disc onto which is mounted a piece of turtle-shell carved in openwork. Suspended on a string of plaited vegetable fibre.
Event Date 27/6/2006
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
This type of ornament is usually found in the Santa Cruz Islands.
Event Date 14/4/2015
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:265463
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