Accession No
E 1910.143
Description
Catalogue card 1: Comb with long wooden teeth, the ends forming a triangular head fastened together by a cross rib, inlaid with nautilus shell. Catalogue card 2: Comb made of wood with centre portion inlaid with mother of pearl as below [sketch].
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; San Christoval/Cristobal (now Makira)
Period
Source
Drew, Frederic Henry (Rev.) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1910.143; MAA: Z 10983; E 1910.60; AR 1910.375
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Shell
Local Term
Measurements
110mm x 10mm x 401mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
There is confusion over the numbering. Catalogue card one states 'E 1910.60 probably Z 10983' with AR 1910.375. Catalogue card 2 states: 'Z 10983 (E.1910.143) probably E 1910.60 (AR 1910.375)' A label attached to the card reads 'E 1910.143 San Cristoval DD FH Drew'.
Event Date 12/5/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden
Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: on display in the Solomon Islands case (14), Maudslay Hall, from 1990 onwards.
Event Date 12/5/2014
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Catalogue card 1: Comb with long wooden teeth, the ends forming a triangular head fastened together by a cross rib, inlaid with nautilus shell. Catalogue card 2: Comb made of wood with centre portion inlaid with mother of pearl as below [sketch].
Event Date 12/5/2014
Author: maa
FM:267644
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