Accession No
Z 7631
Description
Armband - Card 1: 'KADIG. Arm-guard or bracer.'
Card 2: 'Coarse plaitwork of bamboo strip.'
Armguard or "bracer" for protection against bowstring. Worn on left arm by men only. (Known as "kadig" in western Torres Strait and as "kadik" in eastern).
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7631; MAA: Z 7631; OH 681
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Cane; Bamboo
Local Term
Kadig; Kadik
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898; Ref. Plate: Pl. XIV, fig. 10
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'KADIG. Arm-guard or bracer.'
Card 2: 'Coarse plaitwork of bamboo strip.'
Armguard or " bracer" for protection against bowstring. Worn on left arm by men only. (Known as " kadig" in western Torres Strait and as " kadik" in eastern); Good
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79681
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