Accession No

Z 7597


Description

Dibi-dibi. Chest ornament. Small flat ground conus shell with a central hole which is very uncommon.


Place

Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Moa


Period


Source

Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 7597; Z 7597 A-C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell; Conus Shell


Local Term

dibi-dibi


Measurements


Events

Context (Production / use)
Worn on chest by both men and women for dancing.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Card 1: 'DIBIDIBI. Chest ornament; small flat specimen, with a central hole which is very uncommon.'
Card 2: 'Ground conus shell chest ornament. A small flat specimen with a central hole, which is unusual.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Collected by Dr A. C. Haddon in 1888.
Event Date 1888
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


Context (References)
Moore, D. R. (1984) The Torres Strait collections of A.C. Haddon. British Museum Press.

This item is not mentioned in the book, but other similar type of pendants, e.g. Z 7598 and Z 7589 are included. (p.70)
Event Date 1984
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


FM:79298

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