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1981.10.12

Head ornament: circular band of basketry with a thick outer band of black feathers [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/2/2005]

1981.10.12

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Collection type
Object
Description
Head ornament: circular band of basketry with a thick outer band of black feathers [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/2/2005]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
East Sepik Province Maprik Wosera
Person
Field collector Dorota Starzecka
PRM source Dorota Starzecka
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1980
Date collected
August 1980
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1981
Materials and processes
Material Cassowary Feather Bird, Material Plant Fibre, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Height: max 260 mm, Width: max 292 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1981.10.12 Other numbers: PR 23

Search terms: Ornament, Ritual and Ceremonial, Basketry, Head Ornament

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