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

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: Stephanie Chinneck

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

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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 of Z 35376 A-C: 'Lugs (b clearly from a shouldered vessel) in complicated form: divided coxcomb-like ?top continuing into single loop to join ?lower jaw-like protrusion.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Sherd from the upper shoulder of vessel with serpent head adorno or lug, with applied ridge for eyebrows, open mouth with tongue extending from mouth and recurving to meet nose, a pointed fang on either end of mouth. Small rectangular opening on neck below head. Brown material with red hues.
Event Date 19/8/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck