Collection | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection |
Object Name | headdress |
301 |
Object Number | ABDUA:461 |
Other Number | x |
Other Number Type | old number |
Brief Description | Headdress consisting of slightly faded, beige-coloured feathers gathered together in a bunch with a natural bird-skin(?) wrapping at the base, bound with vegetable fibre cord. Possibly: Catalogue of Specimens deposited by Sir William MacGregor, 1912: "34. M. [and 35. M]. Head=dresses, two, made of feathers. [L: variable]. Macgregor Collection. 1899". There is a count of six headdresses in total in the Melanesia Slip Catalogue. |
Dimensions | L[overall]: 406mm |
Materials | feathers, veg fibre, string |
Condition | Fair |
Object Production Date | 1850-1898 |
Place Key | Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, South East, |
Field Collector | MacGregor, Sir William |
Aquisition Source | MacGregor, Sir William |