Accession No

E 1902.183 E


Description

Pendant - [From catalogue card:] '?Pendant. [added later:] 'flat white shell ring with carved projection.'


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands


Period


Source

Ruddock, David (Rev.) [collector]; Froude, Robert Edmund [monetary donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

E 1902.183 E; MAA: Z 6791 E


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (CMS Description)
This ring is not flat and presents no carved projection. It is circular in section and has been carved from a conus shell.
Event Date 29/9/2015
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'E 1902.183 E.' and 'Z 6791' inscribed in black ink on the object. A small label attached to pendants E 1902.183 A-E reads: '1902.183 a-e / Shell Rings / Solomon Is. / (Ruddock Coll.) / * R. E. Froude Esq.'
Event Date 29/9/2015
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] '?Pendant. [added later:] 'flat white shell ring with carved projection.'
Event Date 29/9/2015
Author: maa


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