Accession No
Z 7670
Description
Gaiter - Card 1: 'Makamak. Leglets.'
Card 2: 'Bundle of leg bands plaited from fine surface roots of coconut palm.'
Worn by men and women below knee for ceremonial occasions.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Moa
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7670; MAA: Z 7670; OH 189
Cultural Affliation
Material
Root; Coconut Root
Local Term
Makamak
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Moore's book is based upon research involving an examination of all Haddon material in British and Australian Museums; Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1888; Ref. Plate: Pl. V, fig. 10
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'Makamak. Leglets.'
Card 2: 'Bundle of leg bands plaited from fine surface roots of coconut palm.'
Worn by men and women below knee for ceremonial occasions.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79307
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