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Murray Island dari headdress: hand-printed fabric made for Torres Strait Cultural Festival of 1996
Murray Island dari headdress: hand-printed fabric made for Torres Strait Cultural Festival of 1996

Murray Island dari headdress: hand-printed fabric made for Torres Strait Cultural Festival of 1996

Artist (1959)
Date1996
Object number00030027
NameTextile
MediumCotton, paint
DimensionsOverall: 1680 x 2160 mm, 0.2 kg
Copyright© Rosie Ware
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionHand printed textile showing the Murray Island dari headdress design by Rosie Ware (formerly Barkus) of Thursday Island, produced for the Torres Strait Cultural Festival of 1996. Black cotton fabric with gold print. The same motif is repeated in lines covering the entire surface. Fabric printed on one side only. One of two fabrics printed for the festival.SignificanceProduced for the Torres Strait Cultural Festival of 1996