Large plume of emu feathers. Worn in emu corroboree as a tail attached to a belt.
Collection place:
South Alligator River, Northern Territory, Australia
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ornaments (object genre)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies