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Pearl shell and cassowary feathers
Pearl shell and cassowary feathers

Pearl shell and cassowary feathers

Artist
Date1993
Object number00018113
NameOrnament
MediumPearl shell, cassowary feathers, wongai wood, fibrous string
Dimensions520 mm, 0.55 kg
Display Dimensions: 555 x 660 x 65 mm
Copyright© Harry David
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionPearl shell decorated with seventeen tufts of cassowary feathers by Richard David of Yam Island, Torres Strait.HistoryArtist was considered one of the strong cultural pracititioners in art, song and dance, from his island of Iama, (Yam Island) in the Central Region of the Torres Strait. He passed away in 2000.