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1898.63.2

Head ornament of different kinds of feathers bound to a pointed stick. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 27/7/2005]

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1898.63.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Head ornament of different kinds of feathers bound to a pointed stick. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 27/7/2005]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago East New Britain Province Duke of York Island
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source William Downing Webster
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1898
Materials and processes
Material Bird Feather, Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 300 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1898.63.2

Search terms: Ornament, Head Ornament