E1023: Aboriginal Headdress

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1023

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Headwear

Materials:

botanical ➔ bark
fabric ➔ cloth ➔ cotton
animal ➔ blood

Dimensions:

42 cm H

Acquisition Date:

September 18 2004

Description:

The headdress base is made from bark and top decorated with emu fur. Objects like these were used in "rite of passage" ceremonies.

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