Accession No

E 1905.329


Description

Hammer head of stone


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Ysabel


Period


Source

Welchman, Henry [Rev. Dr] [collector]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Prof.) [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

E 1905.329; MAA: Z 6702


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Described in MAA's accession registers as 'Bought through the Rev. Dr H. Welchman' (Melanesian Mission) with money from Professor Bevan.
Event Date 8/12/2015
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 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 8/12/2015
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card 1:] 'Pebble' [added later:] 'in process of shaping for the head of a hammer'. [From catalogue card 2:] 'Pebble in process of shaping into head of hammer for cracking the almond, canarium fruit'.
Event Date 8/12/2015
Author: maa


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