Accession No
Z 7579
Description
Necklace - Card 1: 'KUSAL. Necklace of whole coix seeds.'
Card 2: 'Whole coix seeds threaded on native string of coconut fibre. One small shell hung in centre.'
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7579
Cultural Affliation
Material
Coix Seed; Coconut Fibre
Local Term
kusal; kusu
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
kusal is western Torres Strait and kusu is 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
Event Date 29/8/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'KUSAL. Necklace of whole coix seeds.'
Card 2: 'Whole coix seeds threaded on native string of coconut fibre. One small shell hung in centre.'
Event Date 29/8/1986
Author: maa
FM:79281
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