Accession No
E 1908.289
Description
Necklace - [From catalogue card 1:] 'Necklace' [added later:] 'Single strand of large split black seeds'. [From catalogue card 2:] 'Necklace made of the halved shell of a nut strung as beads on fine twisted coconut fibre.'
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Herbert.Robert (Sir) [collector]; Webster, William Downing (subsequent collector)
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1908.289; MAA: Z 11222
Cultural Affliation
Material
Seed; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: A label attached to E 1908.288 reads: 'E 1908.288.289 / Two Necklaces / Solomon Is. / (Sir Robert Herbert Coll.) / Purchased, 1908'. A small label glued to the catalogue card reads: '1908.289' in black ink.
Event Date 21/9/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card 1:] 'Necklace' [added later:] 'Single strand of large split black seeds'. [From catalogue card 2:] 'Necklace made of the halved shell of a nut strung as beads on fine twisted coconut fibre.'
Event Date 21/9/2015
Author: maa
FM:268645
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