Shell pendant
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Unknown
Country
Solomon Islands
State/Province
Malaita
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Description
Clam shell pendant. Circular with incised border and central cross. Small hole in centre
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Melanesian & South Sea Islander ear ornament
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Unknown
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Measurements
Dia 48 x H 5 mm
Media/Materials description
Bone
History and use
This clam shell pendant is from the Helen Barrett collection, which was donated to Queensland Museum in 2014. Miss Helen Barrett worked as a nurse with the Australian Board of Mission in Solomon Islands from 1947 until 1984. Barrett was based at Tasia in Isabel Province, and Maravovo on Guadalcanal before being stationed at the Hospital of the Epiphany at Fauabu, Malaita from 1968 until 1984. In the 1990s, Barrett worked with the Mothers Union in the Torres Strait Islands. Her collection largely comprises of objects that were presented as gifts over the course of her missionary work in Melanesia.
Registration number
E40763
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