Feathered armband
Artist
Mavis Galikali Warrngilna Ganambarr
(c 1966)
Datec 2005
Object number00040544
NameArmband
MediumPlant fibres, feathers, cotton
Dimensions20 x 145 mm (5.7 in)
Copyright© Mavis Galikali Warrngilna Ganambarr
ClassificationsCeremonial artefact
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection
DescriptionArmbands and headbands are important to ceremonial activity throughout Indigenous Australia. This armband was used in ceremonial dance and is made from parrot feathers intricately woven and sewn together.
