Accession No
Z 9693 A
Description
Canoe Ornament - Softwood lath with serrated edges and top cut into shape of bird's head, stated to represent a hawklike bird called 'kisu'. Painted red, white and black. Has cassowary and sea bird feathers tied at middle with strips of patterned cotton; Bird Head
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mabuiag
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 9693 A; MAA: Z 9693 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Feather; Cotton
Local Term
gozed
Measurements
Events
Loan (Exhibition)
Exhibition: 'Awakening: Stories from the Torres Strait' June 25 2011 - December 31 2011
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Erected at stern of canoe for magical purposes; Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898
Event Date 13/11/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Softwood lath with serrated edges and top cut into shape of bird's head, stated to represent a hawklike bird called ' kisu' . Painted red, white and black. Has cassowary and sea bird feathers tied at middle with strips of patterned cotton; Fair; Bird Head
Event Date 13/11/1986
Author: maa
Loan (Exhibition)
National Museum of Australia, 1/3/2001 to 1/9/2002, Past Time: Torres Strait Islander Material from the Haddon Collection, 1888-1905: A National Museum of Australia Exhibition from the University of Cambridge.
Event Date 1/3/2001
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
FM:79529
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