Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten catalogue card notes 'A. 429' on the back. This could refer to the old paper label (429 A) attached to the object.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Context (Related Documents)
Card 1 (handwritten): 'DAGUI or SAM. Head-dress of Cassowary (SAM) feathers. rather narrow, with long black feathers; band whitened with string work above & below painted pink; a rosette of yellow [?illegible] in median line.'
Card 2 (transcribed, 1986): 'long black cassowary feathers sewn into band of fine string, ochred with white, pink. A rosette of yellow European material attached in centre.'
Used for warfare or ceremonial purposes. Stated to be imported from New Guinea.; 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, pp. 36-37.
Event Date 1912
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Context (Related Documents)
Transcribed card notes, 'References: 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 long black cassowary ('sam') feathers sewn into band of fine string, ochred with white, pink. A rosette of yellow European material attached in centre. Used for warfare or ceremonial purposes.
Event Date 9/7/2024
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu