Accession No
Z 7671
Description
Gaiter - Card 1: 'Makamak. Leglets. Said to have been made in Mer and imported to Mabuiag.'
Card 2: 'Bundle of leg bands plaited from fine surface roots of coconut. Said to have been made in Mer and imported to Mabuiag.'
Used in dances and ceremonies. Worn below knee by both men and women.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mabuiag
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7671; MAA: Z 7671; OH 191
Cultural Affliation
Material
Root; Coconut Root
Local Term
Makamak
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1888; Ref. Plate: Pl. V, fig. 10
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'Makamak. Leglets. Said to have been made in Mer and imported to Mabuiag.'
Card 2: 'Bundle of leg bands plaited from fine surface roots of coconut. Said to have been made in Mer and imported to Mabuiag.'
Used in dances and ceremonies. Worn below knee by both men and women; Good.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79522
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