Engraved shell
Production date
2018-2019
Country
French Polynesia
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Object detail
Description
Polished black lip pearl oyster shell, with engraved carvings along edge
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Polynesian raw material
Production date
2018-2019
Production place
Measurements
L 96 x W 104 x D 17 mm
History and use
This shell is part of a collection of black lip pearl oyster shells (Pinctada margaritifera) that demonstrate the creative process from raw material to contemporary Tahitian artwork.
Both sides of the shell are polished, and local motifs and decorations are engraved in the rim of the shell.
See related items: E40895, E40897 and E40898.
This collection of objects was curated as part of Jasmin Guenther’s PhD thesis (James Cook University) and exhibited in Making Connections: French Polynesia and the HMS Pandora Collection at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (2019).
Read more: https://blog.qm.qld.gov.au/2019/09/10/re-imagining-pandora/
Both sides of the shell are polished, and local motifs and decorations are engraved in the rim of the shell.
See related items: E40895, E40897 and E40898.
This collection of objects was curated as part of Jasmin Guenther’s PhD thesis (James Cook University) and exhibited in Making Connections: French Polynesia and the HMS Pandora Collection at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (2019).
Read more: https://blog.qm.qld.gov.au/2019/09/10/re-imagining-pandora/
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Registration number
E40899
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