Ornament Item Number: C267 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Forty eight split dark brown nutshells pierced and strung on fibre string.
History Of Use
Worn for dancing (collector)
Item History
- Made in New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands before 1909
- Collected during 1909
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- C267
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- plant fibre and nutshell
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and strung
- Overall
- height 18.0 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 1.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Solomon Islands
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
When
- Creation Date
- before 1909
- Collection Date
- during 1909
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0664