Context (References)
Feachem, R.W. (1947). The Material Culture of the Bay Islands. Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.
Event Date 1947
Author: maa

Context (Found together / assemblage)
Found with stone objects numbered Z 33037.
Event Date 1981
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 33026 [A-B]: 'Sherds (some rims) of thick-walled monochrome pottery. A few are decorated'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Nine sherds from multiple vessels, consisting of eight rim sherds and one body sherds. Made up of red and buff fabrics. Decoration includes incised zig-zags, horizontal bands and thumb impressions. Four sherds with protruding lugs, one of which is in the shape of a foot.
Event Date 15/7/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth

Context (Analysis)
It is currently unknown whether these sherds were collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937 or excavated by Richard Feachem and Derek Leaf in 1939. Both the Moyne and Feachem collections from the Bay Islands were organised and accessioned by Feachem in 1946. However, many items from the Moyne collection were not registered until 1981, and others not until 1995. Whilst it was likely that most of the much-smaller Feachem collection was accessioned in 1946, it is possible that a small amount were only given Z numbers, such as this, in 1981. As most of Moyne's collection comprises of whole objects, it might be that these sherds are from Feachem's excavations, but at present both men (and Derek Leaf) are tentatively included in the Source field. See archive for more details (FA2/3/6, Doc.68, Doc.467 and Doc.470).
Event Date 15/7/2024
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)