Accession No
Z 7557
Description
Ornament - Card 1: 'Small Nose stick. Made by Samoan teachers, not native to Torres Sts.'
Card 2: 'Polished shell, fusiform shape. Stated to have been made by Samoan teachers, but is in Torres Strait form.'
Worn through perforation nasal septum for decoration.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7557; MAA: Z 7557; OH 1065
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Kirkup
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898; Ref. Plate: Pl. IX, fig. 7
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'Small Nose stick. Made by Samoan teachers, not native to Torres Sts.'
Card 2: 'Polished shell, fusiform shape. Stated to have been made by Samoan teachers, but is in Torres Strait form.'
Worn through perforation nasal septum for decoration; Good
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79452
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