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1920.100.355

Large armlet of Trochus shell; nacreous and opaque white sections, incised with geometric line patterns. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/11/2005]

1920.100.355

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Collection type
Object
Description
Large armlet of Trochus shell; nacreous and opaque white sections, incised with geometric line patterns. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/11/2005]
Person
Field collector Robert Henry Codrington
Field collector Melanesian Mission
PRM source Robert Henry Codrington
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1888
Date collected
By 1888
Acquisition information
Donated: 1920
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Process Incised
Dimensions
Diameter: max 98 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.100.355
Research and responses

Related Documents File - Letter from Codrington to Balfour, dated 13 July 1916 giving information regarding objects from San Cristoval, the Torres Islands and the Banks Islands, as well as plans for setting up a Museum at his former school. [See file for full text.] [MOB 15/11/2001]

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