Accession No

Z 6261 A


Description

Fish-hook


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands


Period


Source

Drew, Frederic Henry (Rev.) [collector]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 6261 A; MAA: AR 1916.294 14-17; AR 1916.294 19-20; R 1915.294 14-17; R 1915.294 19-20


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 notes 'R.1915.294 14-17' and 'R 1915.294 19-20 Drew Coll.' which may be Annual report suffixes given the earlier year of 1915.
Small circular red sticker in top right hand corner of catalogue card 1.
Annual Report for 1915 notes that Nos. 1915.294-296 were collected by the late Rev. F.H.Drew, M.A. Oxon, and presented by his mother, Mrs Drew.'
Event Date 12/2/2014
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card for Z 6261 A-F: '[One of] 6 tiny shell fish hooks. A.D.E.F are all of one piece of shell. B, C are of turtle and clam shell nicely lashed.'
Event Date 12/2/2014
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
'Requested for Solomon Islands loan 'Tout ce qui brille." Oeuvres en noir et blanc des Iiles Salomon'. Musee quai Branly, Paris, 11 November 2014 - 1 February 2015.'
Event Date 25/3/2014
Author: Rachel Hand


Conservation ()
CON.2014.92 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: maa


Conservation ()
CON.2014.91 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: a label originally attached to the fishhook (now detached but kept with object) reads: ‘R.1915.294.17. / Fish-hook. / Solomon Is. / Drew Colln. / Mrs Drew 1915.’ in black ink on one side and ‘Z. 6261 A’ in black ink on the other side.
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 incised dots filled in black (2 on one side, 3 on the other).
Event Date 19/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:267477

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