Series SISIM - Solomon Islands - Simbo (Eddystone) Island
Simbo language, anthropology, ethnography


Date Range1920? - June 1922, first record is possibly in the 1920s
Quantity0.72 cm, 4 items
ProvenanceCapell, Arthur
Description

This series contains material from Simbo Island (also known as Eddystone Island), concentrating on the Simbo language as well as the anthropology and ethnography of that region. It includes comparative vocabulary lists (Simbo-German and Simbo-English), handwritten grammatical notes on Simbo compiled by Capell, and a published paper on traditional island beliefs.

Solomon Islands is a nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea and is part of the Commonwealth of Nations. It consists of more than 990 islands, which together cover a land mass of 28,000 square kilometres.

For more information: External site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands

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Inventory Listing

AC2-SISIM101 Eddystone I. Vocabulary (v. d. Gablentz, from Cheyne 1852).
Simbo language, anthropology, ethnography, Solomon Islands, Simbo (Eddystone) I.
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Manuscript. Copied by Capell in his hand. Simbo-German. Also contains vocabs. From Guadalcanar, Rook(e) Island and San Cristoval, taken from a book by Schelling.

Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-SISIM101
Date range no date    Quantity 0.02 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier SISIM101 Series SISIM
AC2-SISIM102 Mandegusu. Brief grammatical notes.
Simbo language, anthropology, ethnography, Solomon Islands, Simbo (Eddystone) I.
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Manuscript. In his SPC Linguistic Survey (Tech Paper 136, p 176), Capell notes that Mandegusu is the proper name for Simbo or Eddystone Island.

Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-SISIM102
Date range no date    Quantity 0.01 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier SISIM102 Series SISIM
AC2-SISIM103 The Cult of the Dead in Eddystone of the Solomons.
Simbo language, anthropology, ethnography, Solomon Islands, Simbo (Eddystone) I.
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Typescript. A.M. Hocart. Reprint from J. Royal Anthrop Inst, LII, pp 71-112 plus plates. Contains many terms in the Simbo language.

Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-SISIM103
Date range January 1922 - June 1922    Quantity 0.25 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier SISIM103 Series SISIM
AC2-SISIM104 Mandegusu vocabulary.
Simbo language, anthropology, ethnography, Solomon Islands, Simbo (Eddystone) I.
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Typescript. Transcribed from mss[?] of the late A.M. Hocart, in Turnbull Library, N2. Transo. Probably by or for Capell and then typed by him.

Creator Capell, Arthur
Control AC2-SISIM104
Date range possibly in the 1920s    Quantity 0.44 cm, 1 folio
Inventory Identifier SISIM104 Series SISIM

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