Accession No
Z 6212
Description
Ornament - [From catalogue card:] 'Turtle shell ornament'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Unknown
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 6212; MAA: O.VI.51.H-A ['A' in superscript]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Tortoise-shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Ornament of turtle shell: flat ring, widely open at one end (?broken).
Event Date 19/8/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Z 6212' inscribed on the object in black ink. A small metal label attached to the object reads: 'O.VI.51.H-A' ['A' in superscript]. A circular label with metallic rim attached to the object reads: 'O.VI.51.H. /TURTLE SHELL ORNAMENT' in black ink on one side and 'Z. 6212 / SOLOMON IS.'
Event Date 19/8/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Turtle shell ornament'.
Event Date 19/8/2015
Author: maa
FM:268589
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