Description (CMS Description)
Long strand of shell money, predominantly made with black seed beads, with occasional sections decorated with white tridacna shell and red spondylus shell beads. Tied in a bundle.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: a small metal label attached to the object reads '1917.81.4.' in white ink. A small oval paper label attached to the object reads '1917.81.4' in pencil.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] '[One of] 7 shell bead chains' and added later: '4... of black and a few white & red shell beads'.
Event Date 26/8/2015
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
Register notes for 1917.74-85 'Collected by Lieut.t Harrington [sic] Martin, R.N., 1873/ Given by his sister Miss Caroline Martin'. The term 'late' has been added in pencil to the collector's name for the subsequent page of material from 1917.79- 87.

Lieut. John Harington Martin, R.N., served on H.M.S. Dido on the Australia Station 1872- 1875. His name has been variously written and mis-transcribed as Marten and Harrington.


Event Date 8/10/2020
Author: rachel hand