Context (CMS Context)
Worn by men and women as personal decoration; 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
' Exhibited: 'Torres Strait Islanders: An Exhibition Marking the Centenary of the 1898 Cambridge Anthropological Exhibition' at UCMAA, July 1998 to December 2000, with following label " Armlets musur. Made of plaited coconut leaf strip decorated with coix seeds and trade cloth. Armlets of this type were worn on upper arm by both men and women. Used in dances and ceremonies. Moa. C. A.C. Haddon 1888-9. Z 7785, Z 7640." F. Veys, 10/8/2006'
Event Date 5/8/1986
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'MUSUR. Plaited armlet.'
Card 2: 'Plaited bamboo leaf strip with decoration of coix seeds.'
Broad plaited band of fine strip with decoration of Coix lachryma-jobi seeds sewn on at junction.
Event Date 5/8/1986
Author: maa