Accession No
Z 10814
Description
Ear ornament; Nose ornament - [From catalogue card:] 'Turtle shell ear ornament with design on one side only'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; San Cristobal
Period
Source
Myers.Charles.Samuel [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 10814; MAA: ?1910.164 [?AR; ?BB]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Tortoise-shell; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Bell-shaped nose ornament of turtle shell, open at the top for attachment to the septum. Decorated with incised scrolls and zigzags on one side. The incisions have been rubbed with lime.
Event Date 12/5/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: a small cream label glued on the catalogue card reads: 1910.164 Myers'. Possibly an Annual Report or Blue Book number.
Event Date 12/5/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Turtle shell ear ornament with design on one side only'.
Event Date 12/5/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
An old display label found in the archives (OA2/15/9) reads: 'THREE TURTLE SHELL EARRINGS FROM SAN CRISTOVAL. Z 10812-10814'.
Event Date 27/10/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:268180
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