- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Flywhisk of cassowary feathers on a cane handle, which is a piece of cane bent in half. The feathers are bound to the handle with a plant fibre strip. [ASh [OPS move] 08/08/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Bosngun
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1937
- Date collected
- By 1937
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1938
- Materials and processes
- Material Cassowary Feather Bird, Material Cane Plant, Material Bird Feather, Material Plant Fibre, Process Bound, Process Bent
- Dimensions
- Width: max 165 mm, Length: max 525 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1938.36.1481 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1411
1938.36.1481
Flywhisk of cassowary feathers on a cane handle, which is a piece of cane bent in half. The feathers are bound to the handle with a plant fibre strip. [ASh [OPS move] 08/08/2016]
1938.36.1481
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