Accession No
E 1916.1.1
Description
Leaf - Card 1: '2 rolls of pandanus leaf for mat-making.'
Card 2: '3 rolls of pandanus leaf for making mats. 24 cm in diam. strip about 2-2.5 cm wide. These were lying in Maino's house.'
Card 3: 'Three rolls of pandanus leaf in strips tied with short strips.'
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Yam
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1916.1.1; MAA: AR 1916.143.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Leaf; Pandanus Leaf
Local Term
Abal; geru
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 1914
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: '2 rolls of pandanus leaf for mat-making.'
Card 2: '3 rolls of pandanus leaf for making mats. 24 cm in diam. strip about 2-2.5 cm wide. These were lying in Maino's house.'
Card 3: 'Three rolls of pandanus leaf in strips tied with short strips.'
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Context (Display)
' 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 " Pandanus rikk geru. Roll of pandanus leaf tied with short strips. Used for weaving mats, baskets and sails. Yam.c.A.C.Haddon 1914. 1916.1.1." F. Veys, 10/8/2006'
Event Date 21/4/2020
Author: Jos Dudding (Admin)
FM:79333
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