Accession No

Z 7621


Description

Armband - Card 1: 'Zogo kadik. Bracer worn in the Bomai-Malu ceremonies.'
Card 2: 'Very large facsimile of armguard, made in heavy wicker weave. Attached to the projection are three goa nuts as rattles. The whole painted red. Stated to have been made by Baton.'
Worn by "beizam boai", senior men.


Place

Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer


Period


Source

Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 7621; MAA: Z 7621; OH 1056


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood; Cane; Bamboo; Leaf; Palm Leaf; Shell; Nut Shell


Local Term

Z ogo kadik


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
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'Z ogo kadik. Bracer worn in the Bomai-Malu ceremonies.'
Card 2: 'Very large facsimile of armguard, made in heavy wicker weave. Attached to the projection are three goa nuts as rattles. The whole painted red. Stated to have been made by Baton.'
Worn by " beizam boai", senior men.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa


FM:79436

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