Showing posts with label Aboriginal flowers Victoria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aboriginal flowers Victoria. Show all posts

Thursday, March 1, 2018

FEATHER FLOWERS FROM QUEENSLAND IN MUSEUM

The Museum of Victoria has a  collection of  13  feather flowers from the  Aurukun  community  on the western side of  Cape York Peninsula ,one bunch shown,  the  maker unknown , dating from  1984. They  are made  from parrot  feathers  gathered  locally . Feather flowers are  made in other parts of Australia by Aboriginal  women .