Accession No
Z 6840
Description
Fish-hook
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Still, John (Rev.) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 6840
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
(Bio) Rev. John Still.
The Reverend John Still joined the Melanesian Mission of the Church of England in 1873. Based on Norfolk Island, he made frequent visits to the islands in the diocese comprising the groups then known as Santa Cruz, Banks, Torres, Solomon and New Hebrides. He returned to England in 1878. The State Library of New South Wales holds his diary, 1875-1878, a daily account of mission activities including periodic voyages to French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides and the Solomon Islands with descriptions of islanders and their customs.
Event Date 5/2/2014
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card for Z 6840: 'Tiny shell fish hook'.
Event Date 5/2/2014
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Z 6840' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date 19/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
Small fishhook of mother of pearl, carved in the shape of a fish and decorated with an incised dot for an eye and two incised lines for gills on both side.
Event Date 19/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:267457
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