Accession No
Z 7546.1-2
Description
Two skeins or fringes of human hair, dressed in long ringlets, knotted to cord at one end. Used for wig making
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7546.1-2; MAA: Z 7546; Z 7546; OH 16
Cultural Affliation
Material
Hair; Human Hair
Local Term
Kerem
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898; Ref. Plate: Pl. I, figs 4, 6
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: '2 Fringes of hair, dressed in long ringlets, which were worn as wigs.'
Card 2: 'Skeins of human hair knotted to cord at one end.'
Used for wig making; Fair
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79856
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