Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898

listed in David Moore's book, based upon research involving an examination of all Haddon material in British and Australian Museums;

Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (CMS Description)
Card 1 for Z 7542 A-B noted : 'Tol. Awl. Awl for piercing the lobe of the ear.'
Card 2 for Z 7542 A- B: 'Two fine points of hard, red wood.'
Used for piercing ear lobes of infants for insertion of decoration
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Display)
Torres Strait Islanders: An Exhibition Marking the Centenary of the 1898 Cambridge Anthropological Exhibition at UCMAA, July 1998 to December 2000.

Exhibited with following label " Ear weight ubar Alw tol. Small ear weight with carved decoration made from ubar (native plum) wood. Ubar may also refer to the shape - similar to the tree's fruit. Two wooden earlobe piercers or sleepers, Western Islands c. A.C. Haddon 1898. Z 9573b; Mer. Z 7542." F. Veys, 8/8/2006'
Event Date 22/10/2019
Author: Katrina Dring