Accession No
Z 31643
Description
Lime box; Lime container - [From catalogue card:] 'Gourd container with lime inside, carved stopper.'
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; ?Malaita Province; ?Malaita
Period
Source
Edgell, William Henry (Rev.) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 31643
Cultural Affliation
Material
Gourd; Wood; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Small oval gourd used as a lime container. The surface is undecorated. Carved wooden stopper.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: a small label attached to the stopper reads: 'Z 31643 / Solomon / Is.' on one side and 'Edgell 18' on the other.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Gourd container with lime inside, carved stopper.'
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
Context (Other owners)
This object is listed in a letter sent by Reverend Edgell to the Museum, now in the archives (OA2/1/2) - it is listed as no.18: '1. Native box with lime inside from the Solomon Islands. It is made of a gourd & the people use lime to eat with their betel nut. Probably from Malanta [Malaita] or Bougotu [Bugotu] (Isabel Island).'
Event Date 26/1/2017
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:268724
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