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

Description (Physical description)
Typed catalogue card for 1946.139 A-K by Richard Feachem: ‘Ten "saddle" lugs.'
Event Date 1946
Author: maa

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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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)
Hollow rider lug, decorated with appliqué rider, with lateral perforations and traces of red and possibly black paint. Head of zoomorphic rider at the centre of the lug with punctations for eyes, ears and groove for mouth; undulating arms start behind the head, ending with wedge shaped punctation for hands; hands rest on applied knees with a wedge shaped punctate foot. Pink fabric with gritty temper.
Event Date 20/8/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck