Headdress Item Number: 1468/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Headdress made of a woven fibre dome covered in brown and black cassowary feathers.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea
- Owned by Derek Simpkins Gallery of Tribal Art before March 4, 1991
- Received from Derek Simpkins Gallery of Tribal Art (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on March 4, 1991
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- 1468/1
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- cassowary feather and fibre
- Overall
- height 23.0 cm, diameter 50.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Derek Simpkins Gallery of Tribal Art
- Received from
- Derek Simpkins Gallery of Tribal Art (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 4, 1991
- Acquisition Date
- on March 4, 1991
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1468/0001