Furniture, Clocks, Pocket Watches & Tribal Art - 3rd April 2012

Lot 740

A Papua New Guinea ceremonial feather and fibre headdress

Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £110

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Description

A Papua New Guinea ceremonial feather and fibre headdress, with an old label inscribed 'New Guinea chaplet of Cassowary feathers, the feathers stand up all around the head', Southern Highlands, 19th century, 9in (23cm) h.