IDNO

P.985.ACH1

Description

On Catalogue Card: “‘Isau mani’, Mer.” [typed text]
“effigy - charm to control enemies” [manuscript in pencil].

Two roughly made figures, one male, one female with small grass skirts, shells for eyes, attached ears and definition of hair line, nose, mouth and sexual organs. These have been placed on a reflective surface, against a white background for photography. A label is attached to the table. [Jude Philp 1/6/1999]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Europe British Isles; Australia; United Kingdom; Torres Strait; Mer; England; Cambridge; Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology

Cultural Affliation

Torres Strait Islander

Named Person

Photographer

Hingston-Quiggin, Alison

Collector / Expedition

Haddon, Alfred Cort

Date

1898

Collection Name

Mounted Haddon CollectionTorres Strait Island Expedition

Source

Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr)

Format

Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information