Accession No
Z 6298
Description
Water carrier - [From catalogue card:] 'Carrying bottle of coconut heavily incised.'
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Maudslay, Alfred Percival [?collector and ?donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 6298; 'O.VI.30.2.M' ['2' in superscript]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Nut; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
The presence of an 'M' at the end of the additional number for this object [O.VI.30.2.M] suggest that it was donated and possibly collected by Alfred Percival Maudslay.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
Large round coconut incised all over with concentric circles, zigzags and striated lines. One of the eyes extended to a large circular hole. The other two have been left unopened. A small hole at the very top used to attach a suspension cord of twisted coir.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'O.VI.30.2.M' ['2' in superscript] inscribed in white ink on the coconut. A large label glued to the object reads '418' [crossed off] and '[?]710' [crossed off]. 'Z 6298' in black ink has been added to the label.
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Carrying bottle of coconut heavily incised.'
Event Date 14/10/2015
Author: maa
FM:268729
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