"Kaiva-ku-ku masks Fly River"
Previously Accessions 704, 1756
4 slides ex Tindale collection (See AA 338), title is as provided by Tindal
Citation for 'Pearls and Savages'
"At the initiation of younger boys, a masked dance of sacred character, taboo to women, is performed among the Fly river tribes. During the dance, the men wearing the masks, or 'Kaiva-ku-kus' assume the role of oracles and answer questions. The height of a.. (undecipherable)."
Creator: Captain Frank Hurley
Control: AA 146/1/4 a, b, d, e
Quantity:
4
85x85 mm lantern slide , 55x55 mm negative, 160x120 mm photo
Series:
AA 146/1