E004228 Headdress

Photograph by Australian Museum

Photograph by Australian Museum

Accession Number: E004228

Museum: Australian Museum, Sydney

Date Acquired: 1893

Collector: Archibald Meston (1851-1924) and W. Miller

Date Collected:

Where from: Port Douglas

Description: Large Head cap woven with two types of course fibre, using a double loop (hour glass) weaving technique.

See: ‘Archibald Meston’ authored by Russell McGregor:

http://www.jcucollections.org/?page_id=61

Contact: Rebecca Fisher, Collections Officer, Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010 AUSTRALIA Phone: (02) 9320 6089

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Email: Rebecca.fisher@austmus.gov.au