Accession No
Z 7791
Description
Groin Shield - Card 1: 'ALIDA Groin-shield.'
Card 2: 'Triangular curved segment of Melo shell with incised decoration of lines and dots along top, where two holes bored for attached. Narrow plaited belt of coconut fibre attached.'
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7791; MAA: Z 7791; ?AR 1890.75; E 1890.183
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
alida; ebeneaup
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Worn by men for warfare and ceremonies; 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. 204
Event Date 3/9/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'ALIDA Groin-shield.'
Card 2: 'Triangular curved segment of Melo shell with incised decoration of lines and dots along top, where two holes bored for attached. Narrow plaited belt of coconut fibre attached.'
Event Date 3/9/1986
Author: maa
FM:79287
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