Context (Related Documents)
Card 1, [Handwritten in black ink]: 'Ter or luper with a small o; attached to a necklace of red stuff.'[Only refers to object now labelled as B]. With small circular red sticker on lower right corner of card.
Card notes ‘Mer 1898'.
Card 2, [typed]: 'piercers, turtleshell. [Typed on rear] Three pointed strips of turtleshell. One has attached cord of plaited coconut fibre'. 'Used for piercing ear lobes and nasal septum and also for shredding leaves'. It also has a black and white photograph attached to rear. It also gives bibliographic details for the Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expeditions to the Torres Strait Vol. IV: 9-10, 49, 127, pl. XI, figs., 11-17.
Stamped with date of transcription to computerised catalogue, ‘CUMAA/ 9 Sep 1986/ TRANSCRIBED’



Event Date
Author: Rachel Hand

Description (Physical description)
Card 1, [Handwritten in black ink]: 'Ter or luper with a small o; attached to a necklace of red stuff.'[Only refers to object now labelled as B]. Card 2, [typed]: 'piercers, turtleshell. [Typed on rear] Three pointed strips of turtleshell. One has attached cord of plaited coconut fibre.'

Event Date
Author: maa

Context (References)
Cf. A.C. Haddon (1912) Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Volume 4, Arts and Crafts. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. pp: 9-10, 49, 127, pl. XI, figs., 11-17.

Event Date 1912
Author: rachel hand

Context (CMS Context)
Moore's book is based upon research involving an examination of all Haddon material in British and Australian Museums.
Cf. David Moore (1984). The Torres Strait Collections of A. C. Haddon. British Museum: London, Nos 89+113, Mer, 1889; Nos. 89+114, Mer?, 1889; 89+115, Mer, 1889 (all stored in the British Museum collections); HM.12.115, Mer, 1; Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa

Context (Found together / assemblage)
The use of the term 'O' is explained in the Reports, Vol. IV, 'Triangular pieces from the outer whorl of the wauri shell are called o, wauri o or o kaukau (hanging or suspended o) in Mer, fig. 64'[Features Z 9772]
Event Date 27/11/2012
Author: Rachel Hand

Description (Physical description)
C: accompanied by old handwritten paper label, in brown/black ink, which notes 'New Guinea/Needle'.
Event Date 16/10/2023
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Tortoiseshell ter or luper used for piercing ears, with a small white shell o attached to a necklace of red cotton trade cloth

Event Date 16/10/2023
Author: rachel hand