Accession No
Z 252
Description
Stick used for grinding shell-money.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Simbo Island
Period
Source
Rivers Collection; Rivers, William Halse Rivers (Dr)
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 252; MAA: Z 252
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Rowa
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
(Bio) From the collection of Dr. William Halse Rivers Rivers . Catalogue card notes 'Eddystone Is.', another name for Simbo Is. R.Hand, 8/4/2009.
Event Date 7/11/2007
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Stick used for grinding shell-money.
Event Date 7/11/2007
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z 252. ? Rowa [underlined] Stick used for grinding shell-money. Rivers' Colln.'; [later addition handwritten in black ink:] 'SOLOMONS'. [Red circular sticker top right of catalogue card.]
A label attached to the object reads 'Rivers Colln. Stick used for grinding down shell money'; 'Z.252' handwritten in white ink on side of object. [Heather Donoghue 29.06.2012]
Event Date 24/3/2013
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (CMS Description)
Highly polished stick of dark wood with one end lighter in colour. [Heather Donoghue 29.06.2012]
Event Date 24/3/2013
Author: maa
FM:265849
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