PAIR OF MEN'S CEREMONIAL FEATHERED HAIR PINS
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ARTIST UNKNOWN (CENTRAL DESERT)
PAIR OF MEN'S CEREMONIAL FEATHERED HAIR PINS
wood, feathers and spinifex resin
30.0 cm and 35.0 cm height
Estimate:
$600 - 800 (2)
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne
Catalogue text
This pair of hair pins was collected in 1960-62 in Central Australia. The feathers come from the Pink cockatoo also known as the Major Mitchell Cockatoo. The feathers are from the wings, and embedded deep in the hair pins are the crest feathers of the cockatoo. These ornaments together with other elaborate costume adornments made a dramatic visual impact against the harsh arid landscape.