Accession No
Z 7651 A-B
Description
Armlet - Card 1; 'PUT Pair of small armlets plaited in twill, all the ends gathered together as in T. Sts Rep IV. fig 97. p.71, decorated with red and blue beads.'
Card 2; 'Pair of small armlets of palm leaf strip plaited in twilled patterns, ends gathered together and decorated with red and blue trade beads.'
Used in dances and ceremonies. Worn on the upper arm by both men and women.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7651 A-B; MAA: Z 7651; Z 7651 A; Z 7651 B; OH 175 A; OH 175 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Leaf; Palm Leaf
Local Term
Put
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898; Ref. Plate: V
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1; 'PUT Pair of small armlets plaited in twill, all the ends gathered together as in T. Sts Rep IV. fig 97. p.71, decorated with red and blue beads.'
Card 2; 'Pair of small armlets of palm leaf strip plaited in twilled patterns, ends gathered together and decorated with red and blue trade beads.'
Used in dances and ceremonies. Worn on the upper arm by both men and women; Fair.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79654
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