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1926.23.87

Fragment of Tridacna shell armlet excavated from a grave. [Dan Hicks 14/06/2012]

1926.23.87

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fragment of Tridacna shell armlet excavated from a grave. [Dan Hicks 14/06/2012]
Long description
Portion of an arm ornament (broken); semi-circle of plain, undecorated white Tridacna shell with a bowed rectangular section. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/11/2005]
Geographical reference
Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands
New Georgia
Person
Field collector Charles Edward Monro
Field collector HMS Penguin
PRM source Charles Edward Monro
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
1894 - 1895
Acquisition information
Donated: 1926
Materials and processes
Material Tridacna Clam Shell
Dimensions
Width: max 95 mm, Length: max 55 mm, Height: max 23 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1926.23.87
Research and responses

See also 1926.23.86 to .89 [JP 7/2/2000]

Search terms: Religion, Death, Ornament, Grave Good, Arm Ornament

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