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1945.11.122

Chequer woven mat of plant fibre with fringed edges. [MJD (Verve) 30/8/2017]

1945.11.122

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Collection type
Object
Description
Chequer woven mat of plant fibre with fringed edges. [MJD (Verve) 30/8/2017]
Geographical reference
Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands
Santa Cruz
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939?, uncertain
Date collected
?By 1939
Acquisition information
Donated: Donated, uncertain Found unentered: 1945
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Process Woven, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length: max 1960 mm, Width: max 650 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.11.122
Research and responses

There are a great deal of places in the world called 'Santa Cruz'! The accession book entry gives no hint as to which one this could be. [SHD 28/4/2000] The chances are it is the Santa Cruz islands in the Solomon Islands, however, it might not be [AP 6/12/2001]

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