Sherd
67-33-81
From: Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands | Feru II
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 67-33-81 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands | Feru II |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Clay |
| Description | Rim sherd with decorative incisions along top edge. Excavated by W.H. Davenport in 1966 at the Feiru II site (28" - 52"). Coarse, friable, brownish red, and smoothed inside and out. Temper is white sand. In cross-section the interior portion of the fabric is darker (less oxidized) than the outside. Curved outward fromm the neck, tapering from a maximum thickness of 14 mm. to about 5 mm. along the rop of the rim. The top of the rim is decorated by serial cross incisions spaced about 15 mm. apart. |
| Length | 4.8 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Thickness | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Solomon Islands Expedition, William H. Davenport, 1967 |
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