Description (Physical description)
Iai sak (western Torres Strait) and kerem seker (Eastern Torres Strait). Bamboo Comb with seven teeth, incised & intaglio decoration in a diamond and chevron decoration.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei hsu

Context (Related Documents)
There are two catalogue cards related to this item.

Catalogue card 1 handwritten in black ink reads, 'Bamboo Comb / incised & intaglio decoration.' Illustration in black ink with caption '7 teeth'.
Catalogue card 2 in typescript reads, 'Bamboo, carved and incised. Seven teeth. Diamond and chevron decoration. L16 / W 5 / T 0.5'. A small black and white photograph attached on the back.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Collected by Dr Alfred Cort Haddon, possibly in 1898.
Event Date 1898
Author: maa

Context (References)
Haddon, A.C. et al (1912) 'Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Vol. 4, Arts and Crafts'. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 32, fig.43, pl.x, figs. 5-12.
Event Date 1912
Author: Guey-Mei hsu

Context (References)
Moore, D. (1984) The Torres Strait Collections of A.C. Haddon. London: British Museum Press, p. 100, No. 654.
Moore's book is based upon research involving an examination of all Haddon material in British and Australian Museums.
Event Date 1984
Author: rachel hand

Context (Display)
Exhibited in 'Torres Strait Islanders: An Exhibition Marking the Centenary of the 1898 Cambridge Anthropological Exhibition' at UCMAA, July 1998 to December 2000.

Event Date 1998
Author: rachel hand

Context (Display)
Exhibited in 'Past Time: Torres Strait Islander Material from the Haddon Collection, 1888-1905' at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra, March 2001-May 2002 and at the Cairns Regional Gallery, June to September 2002.
Event Date 3/2001
Author: rachel hand

Loan (Exhibition)
National Museum of Australia, 1/3/2001 to 1/9/2002, Past Time: Torres Strait Islander Material from the Haddon Collection, 1888-1905: A National Museum of Australia Exhibition from the University of Cambridge.
Event Date 1/3/2001
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu