Accession No
Z 7539
Description
Ter or luper. Pointed strip of turtle shell with cut and incised decoration at proximal end. Used for piercing nasal septum for insertion of decoration, or worn as decoration by women.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7539; OH 3
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Turtle Shell
Local Term
Ter; Luper
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898
' Exhibited: 'Torres Strait Islanders: An Exhibition Marking the Centenary of the 1898 Cambridge Anthropological Exhibition' at UCMAA, July 1998 to December 2000, with following label " Ornament and two needles ter; luper. Three plaited strings to which is attached a long needle of turtle shell used to peirece the nose or ear. Also attached a small dibidibi and a piece of turtle-shell. Two additional needles with incised decoration. Mer. c.A.C.Haddon 1889. Z 7540b; Z 9758, Z 7539." F. Veys, 8/8/2006'
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'Ter or luper.'
Card 2: 'Pointed strip of turtleshell with cut and incised decoration at proximal end.'
Used for piercing nasal septum for insertion of decoration, or worn as decoration by women; Good
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79495
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