Accession No
E 1905.364
Description
Short length of currency made of tridacna shell beads and coconut wood beads on a cord of vegetable fibre.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Malaita Province; Malaita
Period
Source
Webster, William Downing [vendor]; ?Lewis
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1905.364; MAA: Z 6817
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Fibre; Shell; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Short length of currency made of tridacna shell beads and coconut wood beads on a cord of vegetable fibre.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Labels & inscriptions: a small label attached to the object reads 'Z 6817' in black ink on one side and 'Lewis / XXIII.9 / Malaita' on the other.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
[From catalogue card 1:] 'Necklace' and added later: 'single strand of white beads.' [From catalogue card 2:] 'Shell bead necklace' and added later: 'small'.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa
FM:268611
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