Object

Accession No

Z 7655

Description

Gir put or armband of two boar's tusk armlet bound together by [?turkey red] and a tassel of [?turkey red] & string of halved coix seeds. Worn on upper arm by men in dances and ceremonies. Nicks on inner edges stated to be tally of women seduced.

Place

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

Period

Source

Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]

Department

Anth

Reference Numbers

Z 7655; MAA: Z 7655; OH 181 A

Cultural Affliation

Material

Tusk; Boar Tusk; Cloth; Cotton; Seed; Coix Seed

Local Term

Gir put

Measurements

12mm x 150mm x 125mm

Events

Loan (Exhibition)
Exhibition: 'Awakening: Stories from the Torres Strait' June 25 2011 - December 31 2011
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Moore's book is based upon research involving an examination of all Haddon material in British and Australian Museums. Cf. also 89+14; Mer, 1889 (stored in the British Museum collections). (A catalogue card for this piece is filed in the catalogue ro; Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1889
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'GIR PUT. Boar's tusk armlet bound together by [?turkey red] and a tassel of [?turkey red] & string of halved coix seeds.'
Card 2: 'Two boars' tusks bound together with red cotton material and decorated with coix seeds.'
Worn on upper arm by men in dances and ceremonies. Nicks on inner edges stated to be tally of women seduced.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa

Loan (Exhibition)
National Museum of Australia, 1/3/2001 to 1/9/2002, Past Time: Torres Strait Islander Material from the Haddon Collection, 1888-1905: A National Museum of Australia Exhibition from the University of Cambridge.
Event Date 1/3/2001
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

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