Craft piece, Australia, West Cape York

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Item X 86627 Craft piece. Aurukun, West Cape York, Queensland, Australia. 1984

Summary

Feather flowers often feature the natural colour of local birds.

Physical Description

Thriteen flowers made from parrot feathers. The feathers are attached to stems of wire overwound with nylon. The feathers are white, pink, blue, green, yellow, and red.

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Object/Medium

Craft piece
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Aurukun, West Cape York, Queensland, Australia
Date Produced

1984
Date Collected

1984
Object Measurements

290 mm (Length), 220 mm (Width), 110 mm (Height)
Classification

Bunjilaka, Many nations, Celebrating culture
Date Made

1980
Maker

Not Recorded
Clan/Language Group

Wik and Kugu
Place Made

Aurukun, Queensland, Australia
Indigenous Region

West Cape, Australia
Keywords

Tourism
References

[Book] 1992. Women's work: Aboriginal women's artefacts in the Museum of Victoria.
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands

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Item X 86627 Craft piece. Aurukun, West Cape York, Queensland, Australia. 1984

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