Accession No
Z 10970
Description
Breast ornament; Necklace - [From catalogue card:] 'Clam shell breast ornament shaped as below [sketch in pencil.] There is no decoration but the neck cord is made of nicely twisted native fibre and two 'small rings of clam shell are attached about 3 in. from the ornament on each cord.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Froude, Robert Edmund [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 10970
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: A small rectangular label glued to the catalogue card reads 'Ex. Transferred / to R.E. Froude Esq. / 1906'. 'Z 10970' inscribed on the object in black ink.
Event Date 23/9/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Clam shell breast ornament shaped as below [sketch in pencil.] There is no decoration but the neck cord is made of nicely twisted native fibre and two 'small rings of clam shell are attached about 3 in. from the ornament on each cord.
Event Date 23/9/2015
Author: maa
FM:268676
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