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1887.11.42.3

Cyrena shell, used as a spoon, scraper for Pandanus drupes, or in pottery making to remove bits of stone from the clay sides of the pot. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/4/2005]

1887.11.42.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cyrena shell, used as a spoon, scraper for Pandanus drupes, or in pottery making to remove bits of stone from the clay sides of the pot. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/4/2005]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1886
Date collected
Before 1886
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1886
Materials and processes
Material Shell
Dimensions
Diameter: max 85 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1887.11.42.3 Other numbers: 85

Search terms: Tool, Pottery, Food and Drink, Food

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