Accession No
Z 10995
Description
Forehead ornament made of a clam shell disk - circular - with a round turtle shell ornament in open work geometric design mounted on it.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Selwyn, John Richardson (Bishop) [?collector]; Selwyn, Annie Catherine (Mrs) [?vendor; ?donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 10995
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Tortoise-shell; Metal; Cotton
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '?Hugel or Selwyn Colln per report' inscribed in pencil on the back of the object.
Event Date 31/3/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Forehead ornament made of a clam shell disk - circular - with a round turtle shell ornament in open work geometric design mounted on it. It is attached by European string through a tiny hole at the centre of the clam shell disk'.
Event Date 31/3/2015
Author: maa
FM:268035
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