Accession No
E 1905.329
Description
Silikata. Stone in process of shaping into head of hammer for cracking the almond of the canarium fruit.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Isabel
Period
Source
Welchman, Henry [Reverend Dr] [field collector]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Professor) [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1905.329; MAA: Z 6702
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Silikata [from object label]
Measurements
23mm x 68mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 2 for E 1905.329: 'Pebble in process of shaping into head of hammer for cracking the almond, canarium fruit'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Labels & Markings)
A large Museum label glued to one side of the object reads, in black ink: 'E 1905.329 / Pebble, ready for making into / a hammer silikata, for cracking / the 'almond' canarium fruit. / Ysabel Is. Solomon Is. / *Professor Bevan, 1905'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1 for E 1905.329: 'Pebble' in process of shaping for the head of a hammer'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
Described in MAA's accession registers as 'Bought through the Rev. Dr H. Welchman' (Melanesian Mission) with money from Professor Bevan.
Event Date 1905
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (References)
Illustrated in Lucie Carreau. 2016. Collections from the Solomon Islands. Cambridge: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.13275, p.29.
Event Date 2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:268800
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