Accession No
E 1903.68
Description
Necklace; Currency; Shell money - [From catalogue card 1:] 'Necklace' and added later: 'a single strand of black and a few white shell beads'. [From catalogue card 2:] 'Necklace of small black and white shell beads'. [From catalogue card 3:] 'Necklace of small black + white shell beads'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Selwyn, John Richardson (Bishop) [?collector]; Selwyn, Annie Catherine (Mrs) [vendor]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Prof.) [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1903.68; MAA: Z 6825
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Length of money formed of very small black coconut wood beads and occasional white tridacna and red shell beads.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: A small label attached to the object reads: 'Z 6825'.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card 1:] 'Necklace' and added later: 'a single strand of black and a few white shell beads'. [From catalogue card 2:] 'Necklace of small black and white shell beads'. [From catalogue card 3:] 'Necklace of small black + white shell beads'.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa
FM:268616
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