Headdress
ca. 1910 (made)
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Headdress made from two species of bird of paradise. The head, breast, wings and tail come from a specimen of Western Parotia; the tail and flank feathers from a Black sicklebill.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Species identified by Dr. Hein Van Grouw, Senior Curator, Birds Group, NHM as Western Parotia (Parotia sefilata) and Black Sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus). |
| Brief description | Headdress, made from two species of birds of paradise (Western Parotia and Black Sicklebill) France, ca. 1910. |
| Physical description | Headdress made from two species of bird of paradise. The head, breast, wings and tail come from a specimen of Western Parotia; the tail and flank feathers from a Black sicklebill. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Frank Wooster |
| Object history | The design of this ornament is copied from one worn by the Marchesa Casati, a notorious eccentric and flamboyant dresser. |
| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
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| Accession number | T.472-1974 |
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| Record created | September 18, 2007 |
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