Accession No
Z 7530
Description
Feather head-dress, dari, worn in dances, kab, made of white seabird feathers attached to cane frame with native string. Interior of frame filled with pattern of woven decoration ochred red and white. Cassowary feathers tied round on one side. White feathers cut in chevron design at ends.'
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7530; MAA: Z 7530; OH 671
Cultural Affliation
Material
Feather; Cassowary Feather; Metal
Local Term
Dari
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in 1898; Ref. Plate: Pl. VI. Pl. VIII, figs 1 & 4
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'DARI. Feather head-dress worn in dances kab.'
Card 2: 'White seabird feathers attached to cane frame with native string. Interior of frame filled with pattern of woven decoration ochred red and white. Cassowary feathers tied round on one side. White feathers cut in chevron design at ends.'
Good
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Heavier than most daris. Metal wire (possibly iron) used in the construction of the frame. Over woven with fibre (Alick Tipoti 4 Nov 2011)
Event Date 17/11/2011
Author: maa
FM:79553
Images (Click to view full size):
