Parsons' Collection

Parsons' Collection

Sir Joseph Banks Society

Sir Joseph Banks Society

Collection Items

Two clay pottery bowls from the South Pacific. The bowls are reddish-brown with risen wavy detailing on the outside.

A carved wooden kava bowl with two handles on the side and four legs. The bowl has surface scratches.

Two rounded dark stone hand tools from the island of Ambae in Vanuatu

Two anklets made of twine and nutshells. The shells are dried and have openings.

A carved wooden and painted sculpture of a headdress. The headdress is painted with geometric shapes and lines in black, white and red.