Accession No
Z 7808
Description
Skirt - Card 1: 'KABA NESUR. Petticoat made of banana (kaba) and ome Ficus-bark.'
Card 2: 'Made from banana flowers (kaba) and ficus bark (ome), in alternate strips. Belt plaited banana leaf decorated with red and blue cotton material.'
Worn by women.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7808; MAA: Z 7808; OH 139
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bark; Ficus Bark; Cloth; Cotton
Local Term
Kaba nesur
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898; Ref. Plate: PL. XVIII, fig. 3
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'KABA NESUR. Petticoat made of banana (kaba) and ome Ficus-bark.'
Card 2: 'Made from banana flowers (kaba) and ficus bark (ome), in alternate strips. Belt plaited banana leaf decorated with red and blue cotton material.'
Worn by women; Fair.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79659
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