Accession No
E 1916.126.260 B
Description
Shell ornament stuck with quills and used as a hair ornament. Stained red.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Vanuatu [New Hebrides]; Malekula
Period
Source
Layard, John Willoughby [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1916.126.260 B; Layard number: 146; 200
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Quill; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
Register notes ' Collected by John W. Layard, B.A., King's College, during his stay on Malekula 1913-1914'.
Event Date 1913
Author: rachel hand
Description (CMS Description)
Catalogue card for E 1916.126.260 A-G notes : Six small and one large shell ornaments, stuck with quills and used as hair ornaments. Stained red.
Event Date 1/6/1996
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
Photograph of E 1916.126.260 A-G on rear of catalogue card
Event Date 17/1/2022
Author: rachel hand
FM:295281
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