Context (References)
Haddon, A.C. (ed.) (1908) Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits, Vol. IV Arts and Crafts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 73, 78-9, 83-5. Pl. XVII, Fig. 3.'
Event Date 1908
Author: rachel hand

Context (Acquisition Details)
Collected by Dr A.C. Haddon, possibly in 1898. Used by women for food-collecting
Event Date 1925
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Card 1: 'Twilled basket of coconut palm leaf with pink tufts.'
Card 2: 'Bag of twilled strips of coconut palm leaf with tufts and binding of native fibre coloured pink.'
Plaited fibre handle
Event Date 1925
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Moore, D. (1984) The Torres Strait Collections of A.C. Haddon. London: British Museum Press, p. 60, No. 199, Pl. 25.
'Refs: TSR 4: 73, 78-9, 83-5. Pl. XVII, Fig. 3.'
Moore's book is based upon research involving an examination of all Haddon material in British and Australian Museums.


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 the following label "Basket boz epei. Flat basket made from coconut leaf with binding wrapped in pink-dyed fibre. Mer. c.Haddon 1898. 25.695."
Event Date 1998
Author: rachel hand