Accession No
TEMP.02345
Description
Two sections of narrow cassowary feathers, tied in tufts to a two-ply twisted strands. Presumably worn as a head dress,
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; ?Papua New Guinea; ?New Guinea; ?Highlands Oceania; ?Australasia; ?Australia; ?Torres Strait |
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.02345
Cultural Affliation
Material
shell; plant; fibre; pigment
Local Term
Measurements
440mm
Events
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Event Date
Author: rachel hand
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Event Date
Author: rachel hand
Context ()
Event Date
Author: rachel hand
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Accompanied with a note written by Anita Herle while working as an exhibition assistant band efore she was appointed curator ,'Found in the bottom of a box with Australian material. No catalogue numbers. The top pieces if made of cassowar feathers. Melanesia? , P.N.G? (A.C. Herle Dec. 1990).'
Event Date 12/1990
Author: rachel hand
Description (Physical description)
Two sections of narrow cassowary feathers, tied in tufts to a two-ply twisted strands. Presumably worn as a head dress,
Event Date 11/9/2023
Author: rachel hand
FM:304080
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