Accession No
Z 7518
Description
'Dagui' or 'samera'. Head-dress of Cassowary feathers sewn into fine woven coconut fibre band, with plain additional forehead band. Used for warfare or ceremonial purposes.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; Mer
Period
19th century
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7518; OH 212
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cassowary Feather; Feather
Local Term
Dagui; Samera
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten catalogue card notes '1900.212' and 'A. 431' on the back.
It is unclear what 1900.212 refers to.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (Related Documents)
Card 1 (handwritten): 'DAGUI or SAM. Head-dress of Cassowary feathers with broad plain supplemental forehead-band.'
Card 2 (transcribed, 1986): 'cassowary feathers sewn into fine woven coconut fibre band, with plain additional forehead band.'
Used for warfare or ceremonial purposes; Good
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Dr Alfred Cort Haddon in 1898.
Event Date 1898
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (References)
Haddon, A.C. et al (1912) 'Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Vol. 4, Arts and Crafts'. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 36.
Event Date 1912
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (Related Documents)
Transcribed catalogue card notes, 'TSR 4: 36-37. pl. VII, fig. 1. pl. VIII, figs 2,5.'
Event Date 6/11/1986
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
'Dagui' or 'sam'. Head-dress of Cassowary feathers sewn into fine woven coconut fibre band, with plain additional forehead band. Used for warfare or ceremonial purposes.
Event Date 9/7/2024
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
FM:79560
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