Accession No
Z 7815 B
Description
Groin Shield - Card 1: '6 Groin shells.'
Card 2: 'Six triangular curved segments of Melo shell with incised decoration of lines and dots along top, where two holes bored for suspension.'
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7815 B; MAA: Z 7815 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Melo Shell
Local Term
alida
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Suspended from belt, for warfare and ceremonial; Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898; Ref. Plate: 204
Event Date 21/11/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: '6 Groin shells.'
Card 2: 'Six triangular curved segments of Melo shell with incised decoration of lines and dots along top, where two holes bored for suspension.'
Good.
Event Date 21/11/1986
Author: maa
FM:79639
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