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


FM:268088

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