Head ornament of cassowary feathers bound with string into a coronet. [El.B 29/05/2008]

Collection type: Object
Description: Head ornament of cassowary feathers bound with string into a coronet. [El.B 29/05/2008]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia; Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; West Papua Queensland Cape York
Person: Field collector John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear; Field collector HMS Challenger; Field collector HMS Alert; Field collector HMS Flying Fish; PRM source Julia Maclear
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1891
Date collected: 1873 - 1876 [Challenger] and 1879 - 1891 [other surveying work]
Acquisition information: Donated: 1909
Materials and processes: Material Cassowary Feather Bird, Material String, Process Bound
Dimensions: Length: max 270 mm without ties
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.30.68