Context (Related Documents)
Card1: 'DAGUI or SAM. Headdress of cassowary feathers as used in war.'
Card 2: 'Short cassowary plumes bound into string band coloured red and white.'
String ties at each end. Worn by men for fighting or dancing
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Moore's book is based upon research involving an examination of all Haddon material in British and Australian Museums. Cf. 89+76 (Mer, 1889) and 89+81 (Mer, 1899) in the British Museum collection. (NB catalogue cards for these pieces are kept inthe; Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
'Dagui' or 'sam'. Headdress of short cassowary plumes bound into string band coloured red and white. String ties at each end. Worn by men for fighting or dancing.
Event Date 8/7/2024
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu