Accession No
E 1910.165 B
Description
Ornament - [From catalogue card:] '[one of two] carved objects of clam shell in two parts'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; San Cristoval
Period
Source
Drew, Frederic Henry (Rev.) [collector]; Myers, Charles Samuel [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1910.165 B; MAA: E 1910.165; Z 6013 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Small flat ring-shaped ornament of trochus shell with serrated edge. Could this be a nose ornament?
Event Date 9/4/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: fragments of an old paper label still visible on one side of the object.
Event Date 9/4/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] '[one of two] carved objects of clam shell in two parts'.
Event Date 9/4/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
An old display label found in the archives (OA2/1/13) reads: 'CORE OF SHELL / WITH - A- NOSERING / IN PROCESS OF / MAKING. B- / THE FINISHED ARTICLE - / Z,6013, A-B'.
Event Date 1/11/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:268046
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