Accession No
Z 7562
Description
Ornament - Card 1: 'KIRKUB. Nose ornament probably made of WAURI shell.'
Card 2: 'Ground and polished shell, probably conus (wauri), curved and pointed type.' Put through perforation in nasal septum for decoration.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7562; MAA: Z 7562; OH 1026
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Conus Shell
Local Term
Kirkup
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in ? 1898; Ref. Plate: IX
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'KIRKUB. Nose ornament probably made of WAURI shell.'
Card 2: 'Ground and polished shell, probably conus (wauri), curved and pointed type.' Put through perforation in nasal septum for decoration; Good.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79458
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