Accession No
Z 7786
Description
Ornament - Card 1: 'PAUPUSA or TAGE-LU double plume of cassowary feathers inserted into the kadik when dancing.'
Card 2: 'Double plume of cassowary feathers tied to a stick with native string.'
Inserted in arm guard or back of belt for dances and ceremonies. (Known as "paupusa" in the western Torres Strait and as "tage-luis" in the eastern).
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7786; MAA: Z 7786; OH 911
Cultural Affliation
Material
Feather; Cassowary Feather
Local Term
Paupusa; Tage-lu
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; Ref. Plate: Pl. VIII, fig. 2
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'PAUPUSA or TAGE-LU double plume of cassowary feathers inserted into the kadik when dancing.'
Card 2: 'Double plume of cassowary feathers tied to a stick with native string.'
Inserted in arm guard or back of belt for dances and ceremonies. (Known as " paupusa" in the western Torres Strait and as " tage-luis" in the eastern).
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79397
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