Accession No
Z 10981
Description
Pendant - [From catalogue card:] 'Breast ornament of clam shell bound with braided reed fibre stained red. The design is as follows [sketch in pencil]'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 10981
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Triangular pendant of tridacna shell. Straight edges on the sides, serrated edge along the bottom. Large triangular hole at the top, through which is woven a finely plaited cord of red-dyed ?orchid fibre. There is only a short length of the ties left, the rest has been cut off.
Event Date 23/9/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Hügel' and ?'190' inscribed in pencil on one side of the object.
Event Date 23/9/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Breast ornament of clam shell bound with braided reed fibre stained red. The design is as follows [sketch in pencil]'.
Event Date 23/9/2015
Author: maa
FM:268674
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