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1910.65.6

Perforated circular pendant of tridacna shell, with incised frigate-bird design; traces of infilling with black pigment. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/9/2005]

1910.65.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Perforated circular pendant of tridacna shell, with incised frigate-bird design; traces of infilling with black pigment. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/9/2005]
Geographical reference
Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands
Santa Cruz Islands San Cristobal
Person
Field collector S.G. Hewlett
Field collector Sydney Gerald Hewlett
PRM source S.G. Hewlett
PRM source Sydney Gerald Hewlett
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1910
Date collected
By 1910
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1910
Materials and processes
Material Tridacna Clam Shell, Material Pigment, Process Incised, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 90 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1910.65.6 Other numbers: 1910.ß.200

Search terms: Ornament, Figure, Pendant, Bird Figure

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