Accession No
Z 7783
Description
Ring; Gaiter - Card 1; 'MAKAMAK. Plaited leglets.'
Card 2: 'Fine plaited rings made from coconut root fibre. Three similar finger rings attached.'
Used in dances and ceremonies. Worn below knee 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 7783; MAA: Z 7783; OH 1053
Cultural Affliation
Material
Coconut Root
Local Term
Makamak
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in ? 1898; Ref. Plate: Pl. V, fig. 10
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1; 'MAKAMAK. Plaited leglets.'
Card 2: 'Fine plaited rings made from coconut root fibre. Three similar finger rings attached.'
Used in dances and ceremonies. Worn below knee by both men and women. Good.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79664
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