Accession No
Z 31505
Description
Necklace of bat's teeth, alternating with small blue glass beads. Red, blue and white beads at either end of the necklace.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Oldman, William Ockelford [vendor]; Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 31505; 35728 [Oldman Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Tooth; Glass; Cotton
Local Term
Measurements
500mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 31505: 'NECKLACE of long thin teeth placed alternately with a royal blue bead. At either end is a mixture of red, blue and white beads.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Labels & Markings)
A small round label with metal rim kept with the object reads: '35728 Solomon' on one side and 'OLDMAN' printed on the other side. Another small label attached to the object reads: 'Ridgeway'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Illustrated in Lucie Carreau. 2016. Collections from the Solomon Islands. Cambridge: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.13275, p.65.
Event Date 2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Necklace of ?bat's teeth alternating with dark blue glass beads, with additional glass beads in varying shades of blue, red and white. On cotton thread.
Event Date 16/6/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:265895
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