Accession No
1941.6 A
Description
Large belt-like artefact woven following a net pattern and decorated with white and red shell beads, black coconut wood beads and red and blue glass beads. Ends of plaited vegetable fibre.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Coote, Walter [collector]; Barkley (Mrs) [donor]; Hornsby (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1941.6 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant fibre; Shell; Wood; Glass
Local Term
Measurements
115mm x 910mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1941.6 A-B: 'Two beadwork 'toys'. [added later:] 'Mainly white beads, some red or black. Made in a shape like a string bag joined at both ends'.
Event Date 1941
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Large belt-like artefact woven following a net pattern and decorated with white and red shell beads, black coconut wood beads and red and blue glass beads. Ends of plaited vegetable fibre.
Event Date 8/4/2015
Author: maa
Context (References)
Illustrated in Lucie Carreau. 2016. Collections from the Solomon Islands. Cambridge: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.13275, p.41 [Incorrectly captioned 1941.25].
Event Date 2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:268064
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