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Description

Dance headdress. Multiple light brown, twisted strands of plant fibre (from an aromatic bulb rubbed with red ochre). The round fringe hangs from a circle of sinew. One section of the strands are shorter and decorated with coloured beads of yellow, red, pink, and light blue.

History Of Use

Ceremonial headdress worn by women during dances. The women make it using brown fibres of Amarrilydaciae and white store-bought glass beads. The shorter strings hang over the forehead, the longer ones over the sides and back of the head.

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