Headdress
This 19th century headdress is of a type worn by men during special occasions. Coloured feathers enhance the beauty of the wearer. The birds themselves are the most colourful and visually stunning part of the lowland forest environment.
Whitlock’s family are connected to Demerara through the De Kinderen plantation his father purchased as a joint owner with Walter Urquhart in 1830.
Whitlock’s family are connected to Demerara through the De Kinderen plantation his father purchased as a joint owner with Walter Urquhart in 1830.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- E970
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Collection Area Region
- S
- Material
- parrot featherscane
- Common Name
- headdress
- Simple Name
- headdress
- Production County
- Demerara
- Production Country
- Guyana
