Necklace Item Number: C538 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red seed beads in groups of six or seven, with white snail-like shells in pairs; all strung on a a fine light brown plant fibre string.
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
- poor
- Accession Number
- 2191/0895