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Object Number
2004.29.23595
Display Title
Slab of Tridacna (shell) with fretwork
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Solomon Islands / Melanesia / Tridacna Shell Vella Lavella I. Solomon Gp."; written on photograph: "2610"
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Solomon Island
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Solomon islands
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<State>
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Vella lavella island
Dimensions
Overall: 20.955 × 15.875 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Roland Burrage Dixon
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.23594 | Islet shrine at Tunduo |
Vella lavella island
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| 2004.29.23593 | Mouth of Maravari River |
Vella lavella island
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| 2004.29.23588 | Group of men and boys on a boat |
Vella lavella island
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| 2004.29.23592 | Islet shrine and gamal at Tendao |
Vella lavella island
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| 2004.29.23591 | Islet shrine at Tendao |
Vella lavella island
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| 2004.29.23589 | Shrine at Tendao |
Vella lavella island
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| 2004.29.23383 | Man with a basket standing in front of thatched structure |
Vella lavella island
| ||
| 2004.29.23590 | Islet shrine at Tunduo |
Vella lavella island
| ||
| 2004.29.23587 | Group of women and children |
Vella lavella island
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| 2004.29.23586 | Woman standing by tree trunk |
Vella lavella island
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| 2004.29.23382 | Chief's brother at Bulalaka |
Malaita Island
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| 09-7-70/74505 | Shell bladed adze (tridacna shell) |
Adze
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Federated States of Micronesia
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