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- unknown Australian Aboriginal maker
- portion of a headdress, late 1800s–1944
- Where object was made: Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
- rainbow lorikeet feathers, parrot feathers?, string, gum resin, opossum fur
- Object Diameter: 10 cm
Object Diameter: 3 7/8 in - Gift of Karl F. Baldwin
- Not on display
- 2007.3645
- unknown Australian Aboriginal maker
- Open page with bookmarkable url
- Description
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The rope-like decoration is made of possum fur. It is decorated with orange feathers at regular intervals with downy white feathers. It is currently sewn into a ring.