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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