Shell Item Number: C1537 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain shell with a hole in the end. The inscription on the convex side of the shell reads "Shell from the God Koroibo's (God of Hurricanes) Temple -Munia / Fiji".
Item History
- Made in Lau, Fiji before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lau, Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/1308