Details
MELANESIAN ARTEFACTS: two New Guinea bowls of navicular form with notched rims and lugs, from Kerepunu, 31.5cm. to 40.5cm. long; a New Guinea skull ornament of oval form pierced six times and carved with geometric ornament, dark patina, 29.5cm. long, three New Guinea bamboo slings for carrying skulls, two with cross bar missing; a New Guinea heart-shaped breast ornament carved with scrolls; a bobbin for making nets; three stone adze blades; two Massim figures; a coconut mourning ornament containing deceased's hair, from Motumolu; a pump drill from Motumolu; a bamboo implement; four Santa Cruz bamboo lime containers; a Solomon Islands food hook; and a Santa Cruz navicular implement, 99cm,. long (27)
Provenance
Lt. Gen. A.H.L.F. Pitt Rivers
The skull ornament and breast ornament acquired from W.D. Webster, 1898, nos. 4816 and 4304. The bowls, bobbin, skull carrying slings, mourning ornament and drill, formerly in the Savage collection, the lime-container with incised figures formerly in the Calvert collection, acquired Steven's, 1897, two others from the Mrs Edgell Hunt collection, acquired Lawrence's, 1898, the food hook acquired Lawrence's, 1899
The skull ornament and breast ornament acquired from W.D. Webster, 1898, nos. 4816 and 4304. The bowls, bobbin, skull carrying slings, mourning ornament and drill, formerly in the Savage collection, the lime-container with incised figures formerly in the Calvert collection, acquired Steven's, 1897, two others from the Mrs Edgell Hunt collection, acquired Lawrence's, 1898, the food hook acquired Lawrence's, 1899