Accession No
Z 7578
Description
Necklace - Card 1: 'KUSAL. Necklace of halved coix seeds.'
Card 2: 'Halved coix seeds on European black thread. Stated to have been made in Moa, but obtained at Prince of Wales Is.'
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Muralag
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7578
Cultural Affliation
Material
Coix Seed
Local Term
kusa
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Stated to have been made on Moa; Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1888; 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: 58
Event Date 1/8/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'KUSAL. Necklace of halved coix seeds.'
Card 2: 'Halved coix seeds on European black thread. Stated to have been made in Moa, but obtained at Prince of Wales Is.'
Event Date 1/8/1986
Author: maa
FM:79296
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