Accession No
Z 10967
Description
Pendant - [From catalogue card:] ‘Neck pendant of breast ornament of mother of pearl. The upper end of the two wings suggests bird heads. Small holes drilled in the shell for decorative purposes.’
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Webster, William Downing; von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 10967; 8715 [W.D. Webster number]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Pendant of mother of pearl, crescent shape. The ends carved into bird’ heads. There is a scallop-edged protrusion in the centre of the lower edge, indicating the tail of the birds. Small half-drilled holes decorated the object all along the edges.
Event Date 12/2/2016
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: ’8715.’ Inscribed in white ink on the object [old W.D. Webster number]. ‘Z 10967’ inscribed in black ink on the object. A small object glued to the catalogue card reads ‘A.v.H.’
Event Date 12/2/2016
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] ‘Neck pendant of breast ornament of mother of pearl. The upper end of the two wings suggests bird heads. Small holes drilled in the shell for decorative purposes.’
Event Date 12/2/2016
Author: maa
FM:268860
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