Pinctada margaritifera (Pearl shell)
Production date
Pre 1790
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
Pearl shell
Cons Desc from expedition: Pearl shell.
Cons Desc from expedition: Pearl shell.
Production date
Pre 1790
Media/Materials description
Shell
History and use
In 1790 HMS Pandora sailed from England in pursuit of the HMS Bounty and its mutineers. The Pandora was wrecked in 1791 on its return voyage while attempting to negotiate the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Queensland Museum archaeological expeditions between 1983 and 1999 recovered many artefacts.
HMS Pandora
Queensland Museum archaeological expeditions between 1983 and 1999 recovered many artefacts.
HMS Pandora
Registration number
MA7953
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