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2009.82.1

Headdress of dark brown cassowary feathers, four rows bound together with plant fibre and with string ties at the sides. [MJD 21/07/2009]

2009.82.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Headdress of dark brown cassowary feathers, four rows bound together with plant fibre and with string ties at the sides. [MJD 21/07/2009]
Long description
Headdress of dark brown cassowary feathers, four rows bound together with plant fibre and with string ties at the sides. One dark quill is tied into the string at either end of the rows of feathers. [MJD 21/07/2009]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Central Province Port Moresby
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1880
Date collected
Between 1874 and
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1886, uncertain Found unentered: 21/07/2009
Materials and processes
Material Cassowary Feather Bird, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Material Cassowary Feather Quill Bird, Process Tied, Process Bound, Process Twisted, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Width: max 270 mm, Length: max 440 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2009.82.1

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Ornament, Headdress, Head Ornament

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