Accession No
Z 7504
Description
Headdress - Card 1: 'Framework of a DARI. War head-dress.'
Card 2: 'cane frame bound with coconut fibre string. Body infilled and coloured with white, red, blue ochre. Central pattern similar to TSR 4: fig.53F. Fringed pattern round edge in thin cane.'
Heavy chevron pattern up centre in red and black. Formed base for ceremonial feather headdress.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7504; MAA: Z 7504; OH 665
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cane
Local Term
Dari
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Moore's book is based upon research involving an examination of all Haddon material in British and Australian Museums; Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'Framework of a DARI. War head-dress.'
Card 2: 'cane frame bound with coconut fibre string. Body infilled and coloured with white, red, blue ochre. Central pattern similar to TSR 4: fig.53F. Fringed pattern round edge in thin cane.'
Heavy chevron pattern up centre in red and black. Formed base for ceremonial feather headdress
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79385
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