Accession No
Z 7663
Description
Armlet - Card 1: 'MUSUR. Large plaited armlet.'
Card 2: 'Large armlet of plaited coconut leaf strip decorated at join with cowrie shells and red cotton material.'
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7663; MAA: Z 7663
Cultural Affliation
Material
Coconut Leaf; Cowrie Shell
Local Term
musur; put
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Worn on upper arm for dance ceremonies. musur is the western Torres Strait and put is the eastern; Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in ? 1898; Research: Examination of all Haddon material in British and Australian Museums By Moore.D.R On 1984 - The Torres Strait Collections of A.C. Haddon. British Museum Publications; Ref. Plate: cf. V : 10 : VIII, XIV : 2, 7
Event Date 29/8/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'MUSUR. Large plaited armlet.'
Card 2: 'Large armlet of plaited coconut leaf strip decorated at join with cowrie shells and red cotton material.'
Event Date 29/8/1986
Author: maa
FM:79277
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