Accession No
Z 31486
Description
Seven strings of shell money or fragments of necklaces.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Edgell, William Henry (Rev.) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 31486
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; plant fibre
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
No labels or inscriptions.
Event Date 9/4/2009
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card: '6 pieces of shell bead necklaces / currency. Grey in colour.'
Event Date 9/4/2009
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
There is no label or inscription on this object to indicate its provenance. The Z number register (#5) notes that it is associated to the Edgell collection [William Henry Edgell, whose collection came to MAA in 1923 and in 1961].
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
Seven (although the catalogue card records six) length of shell money of varying length, strung on a vegetable fibre cord. Predominantly formed of white shell beads, with occasional black beads and red shell beads.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa
FM:265876
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