Pukumani armband with feather tuft
Maker
Blanche Puruntatameri
(1920)
Date1990-1995
Object number00028940
NameArmband
MediumPandanus, ochre, feathers
Dimensions87 mm, 0.011 kg
Copyright© Blanche Puruntatameri
ClassificationsCeremonial artefact
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionObject is a ceremonial Pukumani armband, made from bound pandanus that is painted in alternate brown and yellow segments. A white line design runs around the band on both sides. One white and yellow cockatoo feather tuft is attached by a small pandanus plait.
