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
FM:268693
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