Accession No
Z 352 B
Description
One of two arm rings (Z 352 A-B) made from conus shell.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Simbo (Eddystone)
Period
Source
Rivers Collection; Rivers, William Halse Rivers (Dr)
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 352 B; MAA: Z 352 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Mbutan
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogued as Eddystone Island . (Bio) From the collection of Dr. William Halse Rivers Rivers.
Event Date 31/10/2007
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
One of two arm rings made from trochus shell.
Event Date 31/10/2007
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
White museum label stuck around ring reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Rivers Colln'; 'Z 352 B' written in black ink on ring interior; 'Eddystone' handwritten in pencil on same side. Note the catalogue card incorrectly records this object as Trochus shell. [Heather Donoghue 06.06.2012]
Event Date 6/6/2012
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
Conus shell ring; white in colour with some natural brown banding and a polished and smooth surface. The cross section is lens shaped. [Heather Donoghue 06.06.2012]
Event Date 6/6/2013
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z 352. A-B. Eddystone Id. Solomons. "Mbutau." Two arm rings made from trochus shell. Rivers' Colln'. [Red circular sticker top right of catalogue card.]
Event Date 6/6/2013
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:265916
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