Context (CMS Context)
(Bio) From the collection of Dr. William Halse Rivers Rivers.

'A B C D E F G H I Z 11237' written on mount in black ink.

Z 11237 E; one of nine inlays Z 11237 A-I. Catalogue card reads [typed in black ink:] 'Z 11237, A - I ['I' added later in handwritten black ball point]. Solomon Islands Melanesia 6 ['9' added over the '6' in handwritten black ball point] tiny shells of mother of pearl in differ-ent disigns [sic] ready to be used in inlay work. From Simbo. Rivers Coll.' [Red circular sticker top right of catalogue card.]

Event Date 12/1/2013
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
One of nine pearl shell inlay motifs mounted on a wooden board covered with decorated paper. Z 11237 E is square with serrated edge and a circular section removed from the centre. [Heather Donoghue 13.06.2012]
Event Date 12/1/2013
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
An old display label found in the archives (OA2/1/13) reads: ‘Pieces of shell for inlaying / Simbo Z, 11237 / A-I'.
Event Date 1/11/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau