Accession No
Z 7525
Description
Ornament - Card 1: 'Plume of cassowary feathers; one bunch cut square.'
Card 2: 'Cassowary plumes tied together in bunches.'
Worn in back of belt like a tail, in dances and ceremonies
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7525; MAA: Z 7525; OH 908
Cultural Affliation
Material
Feather; Cassowary Feather
Local Term
Kolber-kolber
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: Fig. 78 A. Pl. VIII, fig. 5
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'Plume of cassowary feathers; one bunch cut square.'
Card 2: 'Cassowary plumes tied together in bunches.'
Worn in back of belt like a tail, in dances and ceremonies
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79433
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