Description (Labels & Markings)
'Z 10863' inscribed on the object in black ink. 'Sacred ring from Isabel' inscribed in pencil on the object. A small rectangular label glued to one of the catalogue cards reads: '1901.172 / Ysabel / Solomon Is. 1874 / Rev. J. Still, 1901'.
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Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 3: 'A flat ring of white shell with square projections at either end, which bears to square perforations and a scalloped edge - used as a fetish'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 2 for E 1901.172: 'Clam shell breast ornament. Plain. The design is as below [sketch in ink]'.
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Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1 for E 1901.172: 'Fetish'.
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Author: maa

Context (Display)
An old display label found in the archives (OA2/15/9) reads: ‘CLAM SHELL / BREAST / ORNAMENT / D. REV. J. STILL / Z, 10863’
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Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (References)
Illustrated in Lucie Carreau. 2016. Collections from the Solomon Islands. Cambridge: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.13275, p.23.
Event Date 2016
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Shell valuable or breast ornament carved from Tridacna gigas shell.
Event Date 8/10/2025
Author: Lucie Carreau