Headband, bent wood frame, bird feathers

Museum number:
11-42782
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
62 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3562
Description:
Headband, bent wood frame, black cassowary feathers, fiber wrapping, 3 layers. Inside circumference - 37.0 cm; feather length - 13.0 cm. Used in ceremonial dance.
Donor:
Caroline Mytinger
Collection place:
Western Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
Caroline Mytinger
Taxon:
Casuarius
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headbands (headgear)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
July 22, 1980
Context of use:
ceremonial dance
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
headband— circumference 37 centimeters and feather— length 13 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Headband, bent wood frame, bird feathers, accession number 11-42782, described as Headband, bent wood frame, black cassowary feathers, fiber wrapping, 3 layers. Inside circumference - 37.0 cm; feather length - 13.0 cm. Used in ceremonial dance.

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