Accession No

Z 7617 A


Description

Dibi-dibi. Small and thin chest pendant made of ground cone shell.


Place

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


Period


Source

Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 7617 A; MAA: Z 7617; Z 7617 C; Z 7617 A-C; OH 1036 A; 198 [pencil writing]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell; Conus Shell


Local Term

Dibi-dibi


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in ? 1898; Ref. Plate: Pl. VIII, figs 61
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'DIBIDIBI. Chest pendants. A. Small, thin; B. Small, thin specs. on plaited stuff necklace; C. mod. sized on plaited necklace.'
Card 2: 'Four specimens of ground cone shell chest pendants, B & C strung on necklaces of plaited coconut fibre.'
Fair.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa


FM:79485

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