Parrot and cockatoo feather strings

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Object Number 30-54-70/D3472

Display Title Parrot and cockatoo feather strings

Descriptions

Inventory Description Ornament, five plant fiber and feather strands tied together, dyed one end

Classification

Ornament
Shaft, modified

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Yolngu

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land

Additional Geographic Terms Arnhem Land, Northeast

Materials Feather, Plant fiber, Dye

Dimensions Overall: 48.5 x 15 x 7 cm (19 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object D-3472

Provenance

Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)

Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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