Accession No

Z 264 E


Description

Specimens of barkcloth - E: Small rectangular piece of blue barkcloth.


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Eddystone Island (Simbo Island); ?Bougainville Straits


Period


Source

Rivers Collection; Rivers, William Halse Rivers (Dr)


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 264 E


Cultural Affliation


Material

Barkcloth; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in black ball point:] 'Z 264 E SOLOMON IS. ?Bougainville Sts. Bark cloth. Dyed blue.' [Red circular sticker top right of catalogue card.]
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ball point:] 'Z 264 a-e MELANESIA SOLOMON ISLANDS Bougainville sts? Eddystone Island). (Only 3 found) ['(Only 3 found)' crossed out in black ball point] 31.7.[19]79[.]
5 Specimens of bark cloth 'Z 264 A'; [museum label attached to card underneath 'Z 264 A' handwritten in faded black ink:] 'Nggoru H p. 432'; [handwritten in black ball point:] 'Z 264 D (Eddystone Islands?)'; [museum label attached to card underneath 'Z 264 D' handwritten in faded black ink:] 'N. Nggoru ['N. Nggoru' crossed out in black ink] Popogha made by Kilu wife of Ndando ['Ndando' crossed out in black ink] Nendo of K. H. p 82.';
[later addition handwritten in pencil:] 'E missing 9/[19]79'; [handwritten in black ball point:] 'Rivers Colln PTO'; [handwritten in black ball point on reverse of card:]
'Z 264 A [red circular sticker] - 2.61m x 0.71m (blue design)
Z 264 D [red circular sticker] - tapering piece 4.12m long
Z 264 B [red circular sticker] - tapering piece (blue fish design) 4.10m long.';
[later addition handwritten in blue ball point:] 'Z 264 C: blue 1.45 x 1.93m';
[later addition handwritten in blue ball point:] 'B. Blue'; [museum label attached to card handwritten in black ink]: '[?]F. Eddystone Island?'; later addition handwritten in blue ball point: 'tied round Z 264 D'.
Catalogue card 3 reads [handwritten in black ball point:] 'Z 264 MELANESIA SOLOMON ISLANDS'; [three black and white photographs of bark cloth attached to front of card].
Event Date 12/12/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (CMS Context)
No record found in database. This record made from catalogue cards, observation of the objects and report written by Rhys Richards on 8/7/2004.
Old label for A stuck to catalogue card reads: Nggoru. H p. 432
Old label for D stuck to catalogue card reads: Popogha made by Kilu wife of Nendo of K. H. p 82.
Catalogue card notes that E was missing on 9/79.
There are photographs of three of the barkcloths attached to the second catalogue card for this group.
From the collection of (bio) Dr W.H.R. Rivers.
Event Date 12/12/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (CMS Descriptions)
E: piece of blue barkcloth. The back is white with a few blue blotches. F. Veys 21/12/2004'
Event Date 12/12/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:273913

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