Context (Analysis)
'With the assistance of named Islanders, the work of Haddon and the Expedition members generated an enormous corpus of information and materials, including: indigenous drawings, hundreds of objects, over 1400 field photographs as well as sound recordings, film, zoological and plant specimens and kinship charts. [4] The extensive collections and data, published in the six volumes of the Expedition’s Reports (1901 - 1935) remains foundational for multi-disciplinary research in the region – in anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, ethnomusicology, environmental studies and astronomy. They continue to be a crucial resource for cultural descendants, are a source of inspiration for Islander artists, and have been extensively cited in local affirmations of island kastom and in native title claims, including Mabo (1992) and the Torres Strait Sea Claim Case (2013). Of particular importance to Islanders is Haddon’s practice of naming the key men with whom he worked with and the attribution of knowledge to particular Islanders. Torres Strait' [moved from Place Field, 29/11/2024]
Event Date
Author: Mark Elliott

Context (CMS Context)
Worn by men in warfare and ceremonial; Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898; Research: Examination of all Haddon material in British and Australian Museums By Moore.D.R On 1984 - The Torres Strait Collections of A.C. Haddon. British Museum Publications; Ref. Plate: cf. VI : VIII : 1, 4
Event Date 28/8/1986
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'DARI. Feather head-dress worn in dances - Kab.'
Card 2: 'White seabird feathers, cut into chevron at ends, atta ched [attached] to cane frame with native string. Cassowary feathers tied round outer edge and centre filled with pattern of woven fibre painted red and blue. Long black feather extending from top, tied on with red wool.'
Event Date 28/8/1986
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Heavier than most daris. Metal wire (possibly iron) used in the construction of the frame. Over woven with fibre (Alick Tipoti 4 Nov 2011)
Event Date 17/11/2011
Author: maa