Accession No
Z 7657
Description
Armband - Card 1: 'NASIR. Trochus niloticus Lower whorl cut into a circle and ready to form an armlet nasir or into an imitation of a boar tusk nasir sauad.'
Card 2: 'Lower whorl of Trochus niloticus cut into a ring.'
Worn by men on upper arm for dances and ceremonies.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7657; MAA: Z 7657; OH 183
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Trochus Shell
Local Term
Nasir
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: 'NASIR. Trochus niloticus Lower whorl cut into a circle and ready to form an armlet nasir or into an imitation of a boar tusk nasir sauad.'
Card 2: 'Lower whorl of Trochus niloticus cut into a ring.'
Worn by men on upper arm for dances and ceremonies.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79438
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