Northwest Choiseul Plainware (300-0 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q137810321

Linked to the ethnographic makers of Chirovanga. Plain except for rim notching. Very thin and bowl-like in form. Found at burial sites. Black volcanic sand temper. Putty nut used after firing, for sealing.


Parent ware:

Post-Lapita Solomons (2500 - 0 BP)


None (0) Minor (1) Few (2) Common (3) Frequent (4) Major (5) Very Dominant (6)
0% 0-5% 5-15% 15-30 % 30-50% 50-70% 70-100%

Fabrics:


Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr138 0 2 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic
Exotic Kolombangara hornblendic-hypabassal 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 Solomons

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_34_22 tpr138 (Exotic Kolombangara hornblendic-hypabassal) Choiseul? Northwest Choiseul Plainware (300 - 0 BP) 0 2 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_34_23 tpr138 (Exotic Kolombangara hornblendic-hypabassal) Choiseul? Northwest Choiseul Plainware (300 - 0 BP) 0 2 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_34_24 tpr138 (Exotic Kolombangara hornblendic-hypabassal) Choiseul? Northwest Choiseul Plainware (300 - 0 BP) 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic

WD_34_22

Kolombangara_BN_5_A_12 Kolombangara_BN_5_A_12
Sherd BN-5-A-12 from Kolombangara (Kolombangara). Slide WD_34_22 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Green hornblende.


WD_34_23

Kolombangara_BN_9_A_72 Kolombangara_BN_9_A_72
Sherd BN-9-A-72 from Kolombangara (Kolombangara). Slide WD_34_23 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Green hornblende.


WD_34_24

Kolombangara_BN_9_A_73 Kolombangara_BN_9_A_73
Sherd BN-9-A-73 from Kolombangara (Kolombangara). Slide WD_34_24 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Green hornblende.