Accession No
Z 7617 B-C
Description
Dibi-dibi. Chest pendants. Two small, thin specs of ground cone shell chest pendants strung on necklaces of plaited coconut fibre.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7617 C; Z 7617 B-C; MAA: Z 7617; Z 7617 A-C; OH 1036 C; Z 7617 A; 198 [paper label]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Conus Shell
Local Term
Dibi-dibi
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old paper label '198' on the front of the shell.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in ? 1898; Ref. Plate: Pl. VIII, figs 61
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'DIBIDIBI. Chest pendants. A. Small, thin; B. Small, thin specs. on plaited stuff necklace; C. mod. sized on plaited necklace.'
Card 2: 'Four specimens of ground cone shell chest pendants, B & C strung on necklaces of plaited coconut fibre.'
Fair.
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:315728
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