Summary
This is worn by men and inserted into the hair. It consists of cockatoo feathers that are bunched together at the base and set in resin. A single piece of metal is embedded in the resin to form a pin.
Local Name
gutkut
Physical Description
Cockatoo feathers embedded in resin and attached to a metal pin.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Headdress
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Maker
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Locality
Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Date Collected
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Object Measurements
485 mm (Length), 405 mm (Width), 105 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands