Description (Labels & Markings)
Brown card label in the hand of Col. Frederick Hayter notes 'Probably not of Australian origin [signed] FJH 27.9.28''.
Event Date 27/9/1928
Author: rachel hand

Context (Found together / assemblage)
Accompanied with a note written by Anita Herle while working as an exhibition assistant beefore she was appointed curator ,'Found in the bottom of a box with Australian material. No catalogue numbers. The top pieces if made of cassowar feathers. Melanesia? , P.N.G? (A.C. Herle Dec. 1990).'
Event Date 12/1990
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Hand written paper label stuck to card notes 'Necklace worn by Australians. Made of shell and interesting as illustrating the use of circular pieces of cardium or [?] pectunculus[?] found in the Solomons and at [?] Antigua [may read 'Aurigna']. Bought from a dealer at Folkstone.'
Event Date 11/9/2023
Author: rachel hand

Context (Production / use)
Probably used as shell currency
Event Date 11/9/2023
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Strand of white shell disc beads strung on plant fibre with remains of ochre pigment.
Event Date 11/9/2023
Author: rachel hand