Child's war dance costume
Date1997
Object number00031013
NameHeaddress
MediumCassowary feathers, leather, wood, paint, reeds, string
DimensionsOverall: 740 x 380 x 200 mm, 0.25 kg
Display Dimensions: 740 x 380 x 200 mm
Display Dimensions: 740 x 380 x 200 mm
ClassificationsCeremonial artefact
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionCassowary feather headdress from a Waia family child's war dance costume. Dance is an ancient and traditional practise in Torres Strait Islander culture, it is means to preserve and present oral history through song and dance. Dances are perfomed during ceremonial purposes, events and important ocassions. These dances can depict many different things such as the weather, the moon and the tides.
