Accession No
Z 7509
Description
'Daumer lub. Feather worn on the head in connection with the Bomai-Malu cult.'
Card 2: 'Quill with black and white feather pushed on to top and short wood point tied to base. Two fine fronds of leaf, cut in zigzag pattern, also tied to base.'
Ceremonial decoration in Malu-Bomai cult.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland; Torres Strait; ?Mer
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 7509; OH 1018
Cultural Affliation
Material
Feather; Wood; Leaf
Local Term
Daumer lub
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Haddon, Dr A.C. in ? 1898; Ref. Plate: 45
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Card 1: 'Daumer lub. Feather worn on the head in connection with the Bomai-Malu cult.'
Card 2: 'Quill with black and white feather pushed on to top and short wood point tied to base. Two fine fronds of leaf, cut in zigzag pattern, also tied to base.'
Ceremonial decoration in Malu-Bomai cult; Good
Event Date 3/11/1994
Author: maa
FM:79568
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