Accession No
Z 7803
Description
Belt - Card 1: 'Broad plaited belt, covered on both sides with cotton stuff, 3 cowry mouths & fringe of shells on narrow plait below.'
Card 2: 'Broad belt of plaited palm leaf strip, covered on both sides with cotton material. Three rows of cowrie shells and fringe of other shells on narrow plait below.'
Worn generally, especially by men when dancing.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7803; MAA: Z 7803; OH 130
Cultural Affliation
Material
Leaf; Palm Leaf; Shell; Cowrie Shell; Cloth; Cotton
Local Term
Pet wak
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898; Ref. Plate: Fig. 72
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'Broad plaited belt, covered on both sides with cotton stuff, 3 cowry mouths & fringe of shells on narrow plait below.'
Card 2: 'Broad belt of plaited palm leaf strip, covered on both sides with cotton material. Three rows of cowrie shells and fringe of other shells on narrow plait below.'
Worn generally, especially by men when dancing; Fair.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79658
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