Accession No
Z 7589
Description
Dibi-dibi. Chest pendant made from top of a cone shell, wauri (Conus litteratus var. millepunctatus) with 4 notches on the margin and attached to a string necklace.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7589; OH 85; 198 [pencil writing]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Conus Shell
Local Term
Dibi-dibi
Measurements
Events
Description (Inscription)
Pencil writing '198 / MER' on the front of the shell.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Dr Alfred Cort Haddon in 1898.
Event Date 1898
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (References)
Moore, D. R. (1984) 'The Torres Strait collections of A.C. Haddon', p.70; pl. 36. British Museum Press.
Event Date 1984
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Card 1: 'DIBIDIBI Chest pendant made from top of a cone shell, wauri (Conus litteratus var. millepunctatus) with 4 notches on the margin and attached to a string necklace.'
Card 2: 'Chest pendant made from top of a cone shell, wauri. Ground front and back and notched in four places on margin. Attachmed to necklace of native string through hole at apex.'
Worn on chest as personal decoration
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79351
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