Facebook
sprite-icon-instagram
Twitter
sprite-icon-wechat
Weibo
sprite-icon-youtube
sprite-icon-accessible
Group 3
sprite-icon-arrow
sprite-icon-audio-description
sprite-icon-calendar
sprite-icon-camera
UI/Chevron/Large/Black
sprite-icon-chevron
Artboard 1
sprite-icon-copyright
sprite-icon-data
sprite-icon-download
sprite-icon-grid
sprite-icon-image
i
sprite-icon-list
sprite-icon-maximise
sprite-icon-museum
sprite-icon-osd-minus
sprite-icon-osd-plus
Group 6
sprite-icon-pin
sprite-icon-plus
sprite-icon-print
Fill 1
sprite-icon-share
sprite-icon-shop
sprite-icon-tag
Artboard 1
sprite-icon-zoom
Skip to main content
Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.
Menu
Main navigation
Visit
Toggle Visit submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Visit
—
Visit
—
Family visits
—
Group visits
—
Audio app
—
Out-of-hours tours
—
Tours and talks
—
Object trails
—
Accessibility
—
Food and drink
—
Late opening on Fridays
—
Museum map
Exhibitions and events
Collection
Toggle Collection submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Collection
—
Collection
—
Collection online
—
Galleries
—
Blog
—
The British Museum podcast
Learn
Toggle Learn submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Learn
—
Learn
—
Schools
—
Communities
—
Adult learning
—
Young people
Membership
Toggle Membership submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Membership
—
Membership
—
Renew Membership
—
Events
—
Buy Membership
—
Young Friends
—
Existing Members
—
Buy Under 26 Membership
—
Upgrade your Membership
—
How your money helps
—
Buy Gift Membership
—
Visiting as a Member
—
Members' Room
Support us
Toggle Support us submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Support us
—
Donate
—
Corporate support
—
Become a Patron
—
Supporter case studies
—
Become a Volunteer
—
Existing Patrons
—
Leave a legacy
—
American Friends of the British Museum
Secondary navigation
Shop
Search
Donate
Hide menu
cord
Object Type
cord
Museum number
2017,Q.249
Description
Length of plaited coconut fibre cord tied into a bundle.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Cook Islander
Production date
early to mid 19thC
(before 1883)
Production place
Made in:
Manihiki
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Rev William Wyatt Gill
(Likely)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Manihiki
Materials
coir
Technique
plaited
Dimensions
Height:
36.50 centimetres
Width:
7 centimetres
Depth:
5.50 centimetres
Curator's comments
Tied on handwritten label: Gill D Man' and on the reverse 'Bis'[?]. Disintegrated
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
London Missionary Society
Acquisition date
late 19thC
(Likely donated through Franks sometime between 1876 and 1893.)
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
2017,Q.249