Accession No
Z 31491
Description
Necklace (part of); Shell money (part of); Shell beads; Currency - [From catalogue card:] 'An envelope containing many lose shell beads. These have come from necklaces Z 31481, Z 31482, Z 31483, Z 31484, Z 31485, Z 31486, Z 31487, Z 31488, Z 31489, Z 31490.'
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Edgell, William Henry (Rev.) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 31491
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Seed; Bead
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card: 'An envelope containing many lose shell beads. These have come from necklaces Z 31481, Z 31482, Z 31483, Z 31484, Z 31485, Z 31486, Z 31487, Z 31488, Z 31489, Z 31490.'
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 27/8/2015
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:265881
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