Accession No
Z 260 G
Description
Small specimen of brown barkcloth
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Simbo Island
Period
early twentieth century
Source
Rivers Collection; Rivers, William Halse Rivers (Dr) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 260 G
Cultural Affliation
Mandeghesu
Material
Barkcloth; Pigment
Local Term
A: Nggoru [?] B: Popoghua C: Ilava [?] D: Raghana H: Nggoru
Measurements
620mm x 1600mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
No record found in database. This record made from catalogue cards, observation of objects and report written by Rhys Richards on 8/7/2004.
This card makes no mention of the description, condition, size or location for E or G. There are two catalogue cards for these objects, attached by a staple, and on the back of the second card is a small photograph of Z 260 B.
From the collection of (bio) Dr W.H.R. Rivers.
Event Date 6/9/2004
Author: rachel hand
Description (CMS Description)
Catalogue card reads: Eight specimens of bark cloth.
A: Blue/green design.
C: plain white
D: plain brown
F: Plain brown.
H: Blue dyed.
B: tapering piece - blue design on a wider part, plain white on narrowerhalf with plain blue line down centre - condition fair.
Event Date 6/9/2004
Author: rachel hand
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten black ink:] 'Z 260. a-h. Mandegusu. (Eddystone Id) Eight specimens of bark cloth. Rivers' Colln.'; [later addition handwritten in blue ball point:] 'SOLOMONS'; [later addition handwritten on reverse of card in black ball point:]
'Z 260 A [red circular sticker] 0.57m x 0.53m (green/blue design)
Z 260 C [red circular sticker] 0.60m x 1.24m (plain white)
Z 260 D [red circular sticker] 0.65m x 1.46m (plain brown)
Z 260 F 0.76m x 1.52m (Plain Brown)
Z 260 H [red circular sticker] 0.52m x 1.14m (Blue dyed)
Z 260 B [red circular sticker] 2.76m long. tapering piece - blue design on wider part, plain white on narrower half with plain blue line down centre – CONDITION FAIR'. [Museum label attached to front of catalogue card handwritten in pencil: 'Z 260 B' with following handwritten vertically in pencil [?]2 00/27 80 14'.]
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ball point:]
'[Z] 260 A' [museum label attached to card underneath '260 A' handwritten in faded black ink: 'Ngg[?]oru Mandi ghusu'];
[handwritten in black ball point:] '[Z] 260 C' [museum label attached to card underneath '260 C' handwritten in faded black ink: 'Elava Mandi ghusu';
[handwritten in black ball point:] '[Z] 260 B' [museum label attached to card underneath '260 B' handwritten in faded black ink: 'Popoghu Mandighusu';
[handwritten in black ball point:] '[Z] 260 D' [museum label attached to card underneath '260 D' handwritten in faded black ink: 'Raghana Mandighusu H p 402';
[handwritten in black ball point:] '[Z] 260 H' [museum label attached to card underneath '260 H' handwritten in faded black ink: 'Nggo[?]ru Mandi ghusu'];
[handwritten in black ball point on reverse of card:] 'B.' [black and white photograph attached to reverse of catalogue card.]
Event Date 9/6/2013
Author: rachel hand
Context (Amendments / updates)
This barkcloth was found numbered Z 602B but was the second object with this number. As the other piece matched the photo taken in the textile project, c.2003, and an old handwritten number Z 260G was found written directly on the object, it was decided to allocate this barkcloth to the current record.
Event Date 27/9/2018
Author: rachel hand
FM:281615
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