Accession No

Z 9918 A


Description

Armguard in twilled pattern of thin bamboo strip.


Place

Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait


Period


Source

Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 9918 A; MAA: Z 9918 A-C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bamboo


Local Term

kadig


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Used to protect forearm from bowstring; Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in ? 1898; Ref. Plate: XIV
Event Date 28/11/1986
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Three examples in twilled pattern of thin bamboo strip; Good
Event Date 28/11/1986
Author: maa


Loan (Exhibition)
National Museum of Australia, 1/3/2001 to 1/9/2002, Past Time: Torres Strait Islander Material from the Haddon Collection, 1888-1905: A National Museum of Australia Exhibition from the University of Cambridge.
Event Date 1/3/2001
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


FM:79683

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