Loan (Exhibition)
Exhibition: 'Awakening: Stories from the Torres Strait' June 25 2011 - December 31 2011
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in black ink:] '61.166 A/E Oceania Fiji. Coconut fibre mangimangi. Somosomo. Thakendrove, Vanua Levu, Fiji. C&D. G. K. Roth 1957. over.' [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA 2 JUN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A round red sticker pasted on the card. At the back [handwritten in black pen:] A. Husk; B. Fibre after heating and shaking; C. Fibres rolled; D. Rolled fibres plaited; E. Plaited fibres made into ornamental roll.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] '61.166 A/E Oceania Fiji. Coconut fibre mangimangi. Somosomo. Thakendrove, Vanua Levu, Fiji. C&D. G. K. Roth 1957. over.' At the back [handwritten in black pen:] A. Husk; B. Fibre after heating and shaking; C. Fibres rolled; D. Rolled fibres plaited; E. Plaited fibres made into ornamental roll.
Event Date 31/10/1986
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Coconut fibre husk.
Event Date 31/10/1986
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions:
On the first bunch, a rectangular beige label with corners cut at the top is attached to the object and reads: [handwritten in brown ink:] '2/5. Fibre separated from husk before being shaken and beaten. Somosomo, CAK. June 57'. [handwritten in black ink:] '61.166 B'. On the second bunch, a rectangular beige label with corners cut at the top is attached to the object and reads: [handwritten in brown ink:] '3/5. Fibre after being shaken and beaten. Somosomo, CAK. June 57'. [handwritten in black ink:] '61.166 B'.
Event Date 25/10/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Two bundles of coconut husk fibre, one shows the fibre before being shaken and beaten, the other shows the fibre after being shaken and beaten.
Event Date 25/10/2013
Author: maa