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Breast ornament. Mer (Murray Islands), Torres Strait, Queensland.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Anthropology Dept - Finton Mahony
- Summary:
- E017349 - 31/10/1907, breast ornament, Mer (Murray Islands), Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia, Australia
- Item Name:
- breast ornament
- Label:
- A breast ornament made from the ground circular tip of the Conus leopardus shell, with extensions at the top and a hole for hanging. The complete ornaments have a cord and pearl-shell button at the junction. Known as a "dibi-dibi" by the Meriam people. They were said to be worn on the chest by both men and women as a personal ornament. It was collected for the Museum by C. Hedley and A.R. McCulloch in 1907. (6.5x9.0cm.)
- Place:
- Mer (Murray Islands)
- Region:
- Torres Strait
- Province/State:
- Queensland
- Country:
- Australia
- Collection Area:
- Australia
- Museum Department:
- Anthropology
- Registration Date:
- 31/10/1907
- Registration Number:
- E017349
- Associated Stories:
- The Hedley and McCulloch Collection: Torres Strait 1907
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Breast ornament. Mer (Murray Islands), Torres Strait, Queensland.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Anthropology Dept - Finton Mahony
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Breast ornament. Mer (Murray Islands), Torres Strait, Queensland.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Anthropology Dept - Finton Mahony
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Breast ornament. Mer (Murray Islands), Torres Strait, Queensland.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Anthropology Dept - Finton Mahony
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Breast ornament. Mer (Murray Islands), Torres Strait, Queensland.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Anthropology Dept - Finton Mahony
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Breast ornament. Mer (Murray Islands), Torres Strait, Queensland.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Anthropology Dept - Finton Mahony