Description (Physical description)
Z register for Z 6788: 'Jewel Case'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Labels & Markings)
'Z 6788' inscribed in white ink on the object.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
On catalogue card for Z 6788: 'Jewel case'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Accession register for E 1905.343: 'A small, oblong, sterile coconut (...), carved and polished into shape of a porpus [sic, ?porpoise], the head incised with a cross-like frigate-bird pattern'.
Event Date 1905
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Production / use)
Accession register for E 1905.343: 'the opening formed by the mouth is used as a trinket-case for shell beads porpus [sic] tooth money, etc.''
Event Date 1905
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
On catalogue card for E 1905.343: 'Receptacles for shell money, etc.' and [added later:] 'small oblong sterile coconut, carved and polished into the shape of a porpoise, the head incised with a cross-like frigate bird pattern; the opening formed by the mouth is used as a trinket case for shell beads, porpoise tooth money etc.'.
Event Date 1905
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Labels & Markings)
An old museum label glued to the catalogue card for Z 6788 reads: 'E 1905.343 / Jewel case / Solomon Islands / Dr Codrington 1906.' and [added later:] 'Z 6788'.
Event Date 1906
Author: Lucie Carreau