Accession No
Z 7798
Description
Belt - Card 1: 'PET WAK. Shell belt. Narrow (10 weft) belt with double row of cowrie mouths (pet).'
Card 2: 'Narrow belt of woven palm leaf strip with double row of cowrie shells attached.'
Worn by men on ceremonial occasions.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7798; MAA: Z 7798; OH 123
Cultural Affliation
Material
Leaf; Palm Leaf; Shell; Cowrie Shell
Local Term
Pet wak
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 1898; Ref. Plate: Fig. 72B
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'PET WAK. Shell belt. Narrow (10 weft) belt with double row of cowrie mouths (pet).'
Card 2: 'Narrow belt of woven palm leaf strip with double row of cowrie shells attached.'
Worn by men on ceremonial occasions.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79369
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