High-spin states in Ta-177 were produced using the Er-170(B-11, 4n) re
action at 55 and 60 MeV. Considerable extensions have been made to the
previously known level scheme, and new structures have been found. B(
M1)/B(E2) ratios have been extracted for strongly coupled bands. The b
ehavior of the different rotational cascades, in particular the anomal
ous crossing frequency observed in the [541]1-/2 proton h(9/2) band an
d the occurrence of ''identical bands,'' is discussed. Comparisons are
made with projected shell model calculations.