Accession No

Z 7561


Description

Ornament - Card 1: 'Ear weight.'
Card 2: 'Carved and polished wood (probably Manilkara kaukii) in form of two lobes joined by narrow constriction.'
Used for distending the earlobe and as a decoration.


Place

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


Period


Source

Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 7561; MAA: Z 7561; OH 1025


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood


Local Term

Laip tut


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in ? 1898; Ref. Plate: Fig. 1D
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'Ear weight.'
Card 2: 'Carved and polished wood (probably Manilkara kaukii) in form of two lobes joined by narrow constriction.'
Used for distending the earlobe and as a decoration; Good
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa


FM:79451

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