18 10 802 https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/1932594ac7482f168c873e3ddb93ae15.jpg 15fcc32b9ac8bfe19b30cef06df5a68e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collecting the world Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource spatula lime.spatula Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A178%27%29">ABDUA:178</a> Description An account of the resource Carved wooden lime spatula, decorated with female figure with glass beads (red), and shell beads (red). Hunt(1981): 'Betel chewing is practised widely in Melanesia. The betal mixture consists of nut of the areca palm, fruit or leaves of the betel pepper, and lime made by burning coral or shells. The lime is kept in bamboo vessels or gourds and is taken with a wood or bone spatula.' Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Macgregor,William Sir Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early: 1850 Late: 1899 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Macgregor, William Sir Relation A related resource wood glass glass.beads shell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource H: 255 mm Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Melanesia New.Guinea Trobriand.Islands lime spatula William MacGregor https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/aa6eac9e2cc16e092957dfcd5a150c20.jpg b6919b8c0811f0afd5ee1034a2611dcd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collecting the world Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource spatula lime.spatula Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A289%27%29">ABDUA:289</a> Description An account of the resource Wooden folding ruler (with brass hinge) adapted for use as a betel-lime spatula Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Macgregor, William Sir Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early: 1850 Late: 1899 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Macgregor,William Sir Relation A related resource wood box.wood metal brass Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource L: 265 mm Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Melanesia Papua.New.Guinea Seymour.Bay Abstract A summary of the resource. Spatulae Spatulae were used by New Guinean people when they chewed 'betel-nut'. The seed from the areca palm tree nut is mixed with the leaf or fruit of the betel plant and lime from burnt coral or shells. When it is chewed this mixture creates bright red saliva and a feeling of happiness and extra energy. There is an interesting contrast between the traditional spatula (8) and the one made from a ruler (9), which reflects the contact with European objects. Toddy ladle (late 18th - early 19th cent). Two kiln stands used to support pots when firing Castle Hill, Rattray (13 - 14 cent). found in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire. The Inuit of Arctic America used all the natural resources that were available to them, particularly animals, such as seal, caribou, walrus and whales, and they processed their skins, bones, tendons and even intestines into food, clothing, and equipment. They had a number of scrapers and knives developed to help in this work, for scraping and cutting skins and processing tendons. This is a scraper, or 'Tesirqun', used for scraping the hides of prey animals, particularly seals, before they were made into clothing and equipment. The iron, fan-shaped blade has a curved cutting edge and is convex, and is set into a slot in a curved bone handle. The crescentic cutting edge of the curved blade, and the hooked handle retain the traditional form of a scraper made on a single piece of bone, but this has been adapted to material traded from Europeans. The scraper comes from Chesterfield Inlet, Hudson Bay, Canada and dates from the beginning of the 20th century. During the medieval period pottery techniques, including firing and glazing, improved greatly and the craft became industrialised. Large kilns were built in which batches of vessels could be fired. These are two of three kiln stands which were found in a kiln at Castle Hill, Rattray, Aberdeenshire, a medieval burgh. The kiln stands are wheel-thrown in a hard red sand-tempered fabric and are heavily rilled. Their profile is concave and the base wider than the rim. There are traces of green glaze on both, possibly dropped from the pots they supported, and there is blackening from being in the kiln. They date from the 14th century. These kiln stands would have been used, inverted, to hold pots upside down in the kiln during firing. lime ruler spatula William MacGregor https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/3054c15665a1715ecc141b0984230bbc.jpg ef86a688fe58cb8f0b7aeae4ca5d355d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collecting the world Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource collar neck.ornament Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A4611%27%29">ABDUA:4611</a> Description An account of the resource Made from whale teeth (32 spikes) strung together with plaited vegetable fibre. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Macgregor, William Sir Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early: 1800 Late: 1888 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Macgregor, William Sir Relation A related resource ivory whale.tooth vegetable.fibre Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource L(teeth): 217 mm Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Melanesia Fiji Fiji Abstract A summary of the resource. William Macgregor (1846-1919) served the British Colonial Office for 14 years in Fiji (1875-1888), primarily as Chief Medical Officer, but also holding offices such as Receiver-General, Colonial Secretary, Commissioner of Stamps and Acting Administrator. collar neck ornament whale William MacGregor https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/a504f933b52a464147d0a965e78deb20.jpg 4bbf4152e3cebcabab1fc9e19d40c869 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collecting the world Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource neck.ornament Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A4583%27%29">ABDUA:4583</a> Description An account of the resource Made from carved whale teeth (38 spikes) strung together with plaited vegetable fibre. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Macgregor,William Sir Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early: 1800 Late: 1888 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Macgregor,William Sir Relation A related resource ivory whale.tooth vegetable.fibre Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource L(teeth): 193 mm Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Melanesia Fiji Fiji Abstract A summary of the resource. William Macgregor (1846-1919) served the British Colonial Office for 14 years in Fiji (1875-1888), primarily as Chief Medical Officer, but also holding offices such as Receiver-General, Colonial Secretary, Commissioner of Stamps and Acting Administrator. neck ornament William MacGregor https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/e6da02d8c57429ec9470a16caf977392.jpg ceecf8be4d452f2820df3624eda75566 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collecting the world Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource fork Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A4641%27%29">ABDUA:4641</a> Description An account of the resource Fork, in dark brown wood, with 4 tines and relief decoration of impressed triangles. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Macgregor, William Sir Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early: 1800 Late: 1888 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Macgregor,William Sir Relation A related resource wood Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource L: 233 mm W: 33 mm Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Melanesia Fiji Fiji Abstract A summary of the resource. William Macgregor (1846-1919) served the British Colonial Office for 14 years in Fiji (1875-1888), primarily as Chief Medical Officer, but also holding offices such as Receiver-General, Colonial Secretary, Commissioner of Stamps and Acting Administrator. brown fork William MacGregor wood https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/45ee4fcc2d3f5ad9a14e38631b96ddea.jpg 2945eedd6d8718c88f82251baa6622b5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collecting the world Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource fork Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A4640%27%29">ABDUA:4640</a> Description An account of the resource Fork, 4 tines, in light brown wood, relief decoration of impressed triangles. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Macgregor, William Sir Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early: 1800 Late: 1888 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Macgregor, William Sir Relation A related resource wood Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource L: 223 mm W: 21 mm Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Melanesia Fiji Fiji Abstract A summary of the resource. William Macgregor (1846-1919) served the British Colonial Office for 14 years in Fiji (1875-1888), primarily as Chief Medical Officer, but also holding offices such as Receiver-General, Colonial Secretary, Commissioner of Stamps and Acting Administrator. fork relief William MacGregor https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/6d7729f48ec1e40d6ebda858b535f92d.jpg b48bfd80b9d5bd0403d94744d27dcb25 https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/aefe6ee8fc6e37445ec045fa358e3e8b.jpg 330e2353edfb874d5621cbc7f937e869 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collecting the world Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource breast.ornament Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A4500%27%29">ABDUA 4500</a> Description An account of the resource Breast plate made of trochus shell and sections of teeth of sperm whale, with cord of strips of coloured cotton for suspension. Structure: boss in shell edged with ivory (4 pieces & serrated), with central oranment (ivory & lunate), coloured cloth for suspension. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Macgregor, William Sir Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early: 1800 Late: 1888 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Macgregor, William Sir Relation A related resource ivory whale.tooth shell cloth vegetable.fibre Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource L: 200 mm W: 218 mm Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Melanesia Fiji Abstract A summary of the resource. Breast Plates These two objects, each known as a civa vono vono in Fiji, was worn on ceremonial occasions as a sign of rank. No 3 is made of trochus shell, sperm whale tooth and cotton. Cotton was not grown in Fiji and would have been imported from abroad. No 4, is displayed from the back to show how it has been made with sections of sperm whale tooth sewn together with thread made from hibiscus bark. William Macgregor (1846-1919) served the British Colonial Office for 14 years in Fiji (1875-1888), primarily as Chief Medical Officer, but also holding offices such as Receiver-General, Colonial Secretary, Commissioner of Stamps and Acting Administrator. During the Neolithic in Britain, about 4000-2000 BC, accomplished flint knapping produced some highly finished items, such as arrowheads, knives, sickles and laurel leaf points. These, along with ground stone artifacts, were probably objects denoting high social status. This is a large and very competently-made round based, laurel leaf-shaped point made in grey flint. It is made on a flake and shaped by pressure flaking, leaving shallow flake scars over the surface. The edges have been sharpened by flat invasive retouch. The point was found in the Bog of Fintray along with other flint tools made mostly from a similar flint and also well made. The flint may come from outwith the Aberdeenshire area and the collection may indicate contacts with communities further south in Britain. This bronze socketed axe-head is part of a collection of bronzes donated to Marischal Museum, Aberdeen in July 1984. The donation included the donor's great-grandfather William Joyner's original collection of the Dingwall hoard of bronzes taken by him to Natal, South Africa in 1851 and two other bronzes. The hoard comprises two socketed axes, a sunflower pin-head and a rare neck-ring, all dating from the later Bronze Age, 1100-700BC and found together near Dingwall in the early 19th century. The two other bronzes became associated with the collection while in Africa and are probably of African origin. The hoard is of particular importance because it includes an example of a Bronze Age neck-ring, only two of which were previously known from Scotland. During the prehistoric period collections of metal or stone items, often of value to the community or individuals, were buried or deposited in wet places. Axeheads, swords, halberds and ornaments are often found in these hoards. The type of artefact found in a hoard is probably not typical of everyday objects. However, the associations of different objects can help to establish the dates of artefact types. breast ornament whale William MacGregor https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/cee9a9a96c536dff53f6081abcbb027b.jpg 166543203d97ffd6d7a6ed901c39505e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collecting the world Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource breast.ornament Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A63728%27%29">ABDUA:63728</a> Description An account of the resource Breast Plates. These two objects, each known as a civa vono vono in Fiji, was worn on ceremonial occasions as a sign of rank. No 3 is made of trochus shell, sperm whale tooth and cotton. Cotton was not grown in Fiji and would have been imported from abroad. No 4, is displayed from the back to show how it has been made with sections of sperm whale tooth sewn together with thread made from hibiscus bark. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Macgregor, William Sir Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early: 1800 Late: 1888 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Macgregor, William Sir Relation A related resource ivory whale.tooth vegetable.fibre Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource L: 219 mm W: 260 mm Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Melanesia Fiji Abstract A summary of the resource. William Macgregor (1846-1919) served the British Colonial Office for 14 years in Fiji (1875-1888), primarily as Chief Medical Officer, but also holding offices such as Receiver-General, Colonial Secretary, Commissioner of Stamps and Acting Administrator. breast ornament William MacGregor https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/a7eee6902810b7587c34ea479afd5d83.jpg 4064628404e7b619d55d4e6e518c4cf3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collecting the world Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource god.image figure.group Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=1&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A4651%27%29">ABDUA:4651</a> Description An account of the resource Carved ivory pendant, in the form of two human figures, back to back, with a double hook below. Given to Macgregor in Namosi, a village in Viti Levu, Fiji and described by him as a 'Rat-safe' (see Museum's 'Slip Catalogue). Hunt (1981): 'characteristic of Tongan carvings from the Ha'apai group of islands'. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Macgregor,William Sir Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early: 1800 Late: 1888 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Macgregor, William Sir Relation A related resource ivory whale.tooth Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource H: 148 mm Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Melanesia Fiji Namosi Viti.Levu Abstract A summary of the resource. William Macgregor (1846-1919) served the British Colonial Office for 14 years in Fiji (1875-1888), primarily as Chief Medical Officer, but also holding offices such as Receiver-General, Colonial Secretary, Commissioner of Stamps and Acting Administrator. figure god image William MacGregor https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/files/original/536157a50705fcba4edbd67ac114a1ec.jpg eb8507cfb7b39a6dd64bf568d4d46b34 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collecting the world Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource tabua neck.ornament Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A4576%27%29">ABDUA:4576</a> Description An account of the resource Neck ornament made from sperm whale tooth and twisted cord for suspension. Inscription: Incised: MVIKE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Macgregor, William Sir Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early: 1800 Late: 1888 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Macgregor, William Sir Relation A related resource ivory whale.tooth vegetable.fibre Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource L(tooth): 170 mm Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Melanesia Fiji Fiji Abstract A summary of the resource. William Macgregor (1846-1919) served the British Colonial Office for 14 years in Fiji (1875-1888), primarily as Chief Medical Officer, but also holding offices such as Receiver-General, Colonial Secretary, Commissioner of Stamps and Acting Administrator. neck tabua William MacGregor