Man’s Headdress
This headdress is made of a strip of knotless netting band decorated with parrot (yanmaik) feathers and furs. It is worn with the feathers downwards from the head to the back.
Title: Man’s Headdress
Artist: Unknown
Creation Date: 1989
Geography: Indonesia, Papua
Culture: Dani
Medium: Feather, fur, bark fiber, orchic fiber
Technique: Tying, Knotless netting
Dimensions: 110 x 27.3 cm. (43.30 x 10.75 in.)
Classification: Costumes; accessories
Credit Line: Gift of Fleur Hampton in memory of Dr. O. W. Hampton, 2020
Object ID: H45-15