Accession No
1954.318 E
Description
Fish hook with mother of pearl shell shank and tortoiseshell point. Shank and point are bound together with thin cords of twisted plant fibre and a small wooden washer. The top of the shank is carved so that a fibre snood could be attached to it (not present).
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Bougainville
Period
Source
Voyce, Arthur Henry (Rev.) [collector]; Beasley, Harry Geoffrey [subsequent collector]; Beasley, Irene Marguerite [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1954.318 E; 1103 [Voyce no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Turtle-shell; Wood; Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
17mm x 24mm x 85mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
'1103' inscribed in black ink on the back of the shank - this is part of the numbering system devised by Reverend Arthur Henry Voyce of the Methodist Mission.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Other owners)
This object was previously in the collection of Harry Geoffrey Beasley. Its original Beasley number is not known.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Field collection)
This object was originally collected on Bougainville Island by Reverend Arthur Henry Voyce of the Methodist Mission.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Related Documents)
On catalogue card for 1954.318 A-G reads, 'Fish hooks with massive shell shank and tortoiseshell hook, a piece of wood included in the binding. A-E shank has some sort of enlargement for attachment of line. &F this takes the form of a double projection on one side. G. Shank pierced.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Labels & Markings)
'54.318 E' inscribed in black ink on the back of the shank.
Event Date 1954
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Fish-hook with mother of pearl shell shank and tortoiseshell point. Shank and point are bound together with thin cords of twisted plant fibre and a small wooden washer. The top of the shank is carved so that a fibre snood could be attached to it (not present).
Event Date 14/12/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Exhibition (Li Ka Shing Gallery)
EXH.2024.13 | Fault Lines: Imagining Indigenous Futures for Colonial Collections
Event Date 3/12/2024
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
FM:273920
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