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Kajawur – Dance Hat
$2,200.00
“The dance hat is called Kajawur in our Lardil language. Human hair is spun into string and wound onto bark frame. Frequently red ochre called Nguyinen are applied as decoration. The white clay is termed Kayal and is also used as medicine and body paint during corroborees. For commercial production artist acrylic paint is used. The hats are topped with emu feathers, which are not endemic to Mornington Island but were traded with mainland people. The hats are worn during dancing and ceremonies by men only. Both men and women make hats but the people with the skill have declined and now only a couple of people make them.”
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