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1921.93.114

Perforated disc of shell with incised design of frigate bird and fish, infilled with black. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 15/9/2005]

1921.93.114

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Collection type
Object
Description
Perforated disc of shell with incised design of frigate bird and fish, infilled with black. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 15/9/2005]
Geographical reference
Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands
San Cristobal
Person
Field collector Charles Frederick Wood
PRM source Edith Lucy Wake Wood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1873
Date collected
August 1870 - September 1873
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Tridacna Clam Shell, Process Perforated, Process Incised
Dimensions
Diameter: max 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.93.114

Search terms: Ornament, Figure, Bead, Neck Ornament, Bird Figure, Pendant, Fish Figure

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