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Head ornament
Queensland Museum Network
Brisbane, Australia
Head ornament-cassowary feather, feathers bound , proximal end with plant fibre twine, with length of twine extending either end, loosely looped and knotted, one end with 3 knots. SAM
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- Title: Head ornament
- Location: Erub (Darnley) Island, Torres Strait
- Provenance: Queensland Museum
- See at Queensland Museum : http://www.awakening.qm.qld.gov.au/
- Photographer: Guilletmot, P G H
- Format / Medium of Object: In Torres Strait Islander culture, Cassowary feathers are a symbol of strength, courage and aggression, and were imported from New Guinea. Cassowary headdress Cassowary feathers (Casuarius casuaruis), plant fibre Collected by P.G.H. Guilletmot, from Eru
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