Accession No
1934.276
Description
Ring; Shell ring - [From catalogue card:] 'Small ring made of clam shell'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Santa Catalina
Period
Source
Templeton Crocker, Charles [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1934.276; C.2151 [Templeton Crocker collection number]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
This ring is made of gastropod shell, not tridacna shell.
Event Date 9/4/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
An old display label found in the archives (OA2/15/9) reads: ‘SMALL CLAM / SHELL RINGS / USE DOUBTFUL. / 34,273-278'.
Event Date 9/4/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Small ring made of clam shell'.
Event Date 9/4/2015
Author: maa
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