Accession No
Z 7632
Description
Armband - Card 1: 'Kadig. Bracer in twilled rattan with binding of red cotton stuff at top and base.'
Card 2: 'Coarse plaitwork of bamboo strip.'
Armband made of strip of coarse bamboo plaitwork. 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 7632; MAA: Z 7632; OH 683
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. 9
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'Kadig. Bracer in twilled rattan with binding of red cotton stuff at top and base.'
Card 2: 'Coarse plaitwork of bamboo strip.'
Armband made of strip of coarse bamboo plaitwork. 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); Fair.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79682
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