Amokura Feather
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Description
Ko Tupaia te tangata kaiwhakatere.
Tupaia the navigator.
Black feather with red edging and white plumes attached at the bottom. Tail feathers from the red-tailed tropicbird or white pelagian were highly prized by early seafaring ancestors. The long red tail-feathers and breast plumes were arranged together and worn as head decoration.
Tupaia the navigator.
Black feather with red edging and white plumes attached at the bottom. Tail feathers from the red-tailed tropicbird or white pelagian were highly prized by early seafaring ancestors. The long red tail-feathers and breast plumes were arranged together and worn as head decoration.
Production place
New Zealand
Measurements
490mm (length), 80mm (width)
Accession number
1657/85
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