Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: Aedan Jones

Context (References)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
Author: Aedan Jones

Context (Acquisition Details)
The Moyne collection arrived at MAA in 1938, after being displayed in London from 19 May to 1 June. Richard Feachem organised and partially accessioned the collection in 1946; the remainder was registered in 1981 and 1995. See archive (FA2/3/6, Doc.68, Doc.467 and Doc.470).
Event Date 1938
Author: Aedan Jones

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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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

Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 35340 A-X 'Lugs, humanoid or lizard-like. Some fragments. v and w are faces with cleft chins rather than whole bodies.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Vertical, elongated, anthropomorphic adorno sherd. The head is incised with holes indicating eyes and applied punctated pellets either side indicating ears. The nose is broken off and missing, below this is a protruding cleft chin with horizontally slashed pellets on either side. Vertically applied elements in the centre of the body represent limbs, the base curves up at the end with three incised dashes and a deeply punctated hole through the bottom. Retains part of the vessel wall.
Event Date 18/7/2024
Author: Aedan Jones