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Pukumani armband with feather tuft
Pukumani armband with feather tuft

Pukumani armband with feather tuft

Maker (1920)
Date1990-1995
Object number00028939
NameArmband
MediumPandanus, ochre, feathers
Dimensions110 mm, 0.014 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.