Accession No
Z 6219
Description
Water carrier - [From catalogue card:] 'Coconut water carrier with pearl shell inlay'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Von.Hügel.Anatole [Baron] [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 6219; O.VI.30.1.H ['1' in superscript]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Nut; Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Large coconut shell with flat-ish bottom. One of the 'eyes' at the top has been turned into a large circular hole. The other two 'eyes' have been inlaid with incised pearlshell circles. There is a central small hole at the very top for suspension.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'O.VI.30.1.H' ['1' in superscript] inscribed in white ink on the object. 'Z 6219' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Coconut water carrier with pearl shell inlay'.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
FM:268728
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