- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Headdress of feathers of a bird of paradise. [El.B 30/05/2008]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1893
- Date collected
- Before 1893
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1893
- Materials and processes
- Material Bird Feather, Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Process Bound
- Dimensions
- Length: max 340 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1893.11.8
Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Ornament, Headdress
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