Description (Labels & Markings)
Old paper label '221' applied on one side.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Context (Related Documents)
Two catalogue cards attributed to Z 7612 read as follow:
Card 1, handwritten in black ink, reads, 'SABAGORAR. - Turtle shell pendant / worn by betrothed girls and married women.'
Card 2, typed, reads, 'Shaped turtleshell in form of a hook.' A small black and white photo attached on the back of the card, date and photographer unknown.
Both cards without authoring dates.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Collected by Dr Alfred Cort Haddon in 1898.
Event Date 1898
Author: maa

Context (References)
Haddon, A.C. et al (1908) 'Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Vol. 6. Sociology, Magic and Religion of the Eastern Islanders'. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 114, pl. 16
Event Date 1908
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Context (References)
Haddon, A.C. et al (1912) 'Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Vol. 4, Arts and Crafts'. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 48-49, pl. 6
Event Date 1912
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Description (Physical description)
Sabagorar. Turtleshell pendant shaped like a fishhook. Worn only by brides and married women.
Event Date 14/5/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu