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Title: Cassowary Dance Costume
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 Material Information
Title: Cassowary Dance Costume
Physical Description: Rattan, raffia, shells, string, cassowary feathers, pigment
Creator: Iatmul people
Affiliation: University of Florida -- Harn Museum of Art -- Oceanic
Donor: Gift of Dr. Samuel Spring ( endowment )
 Subjects
Subject: Costume
20th century
Genre: realia
 Notes
General Note: Finely woven rattan body costume with hanging fiber. Wings and head made from plaited string. Long neck. Design painted on predominately black body. Shell eye. Cassowary feathers extend down sides and ridge of back. Dangling twine from circular disc
 Record Information
Bibliographic ID: UF00097339
Volume ID: VID00001
Source Institution: Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Holding Location: Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Rights Management: Public domain
Resource Identifier: S85-SPNG-G233

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