Accession No
E 1902.196
Description
Fish-hook
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Ruddock, David (Rev.) [collector]; Froude, Robert Edmund [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1902.196; MAA: Z 6282
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Z. 6282' inscribed in black ink on the point. 'E.1902.196.' inscribed in black ink on the point. An old museum label glued to the object reads: '1902.196 / Fishhook / Solomon Is. / Ruddock Coll. / * R.E. Froude 1902' in black ink.
Event Date 20/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
Fishhook of mother of pearl, in one piece, with straight point. The shank is carved in the shape of a fish/shark with serrated dorsal fin.
Event Date 20/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card for Z 6282: 'Shell fish hook - one piece -'.
Event Date 20/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card for E 1902.196: 'Fish-hook' and [added later:] 'representing a shark with serrated dorsal fin cut out of the solid pearl shell'.
Event Date 20/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:268944
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