#Cassowary Dance Costume
Iatmul people, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, 20th c.
Rattan, raffia, shells, string, cassowary feathers, pigment
26.5 x 18.25 x 75.5 in (67.3 x 46.4 x 191.8 cm)
Harn S85-SPNG-G233: harn.emuseum.com/objects/8186/c…#IndigenousArtr#BirdsInArtrt
Double-wattled #Cassowary recorded in Illustrated Scroll of Birds (Chōrui zukan) Vol.1, Meiji Japan late 19th c. Native to New Guinea/NE Australia/Aru Islands, first imported by Dutch traders in 1646.
Harvard Art Museums 1985.721.1: harvardartmuseums.org/collections/...
#Cassowary Dance Costume
Iatmul people, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, 20th c.
Rattan, raffia, shells, string, cassowary feathers, pigment
26.5 x 18.25 x 75.5 in (67.3 x 46.4 x 191.8 cm)
Harn S85-SPNG-G233: harn.emuseum.com/objects/8186/c…#IndigenousArtr#BirdsInArtrt
Double-wattled #Cassowary recorded in Illustrated Scroll of Birds (Chōrui zukan) Vol.1, Meiji Japan late 19th c. Native to New Guinea/NE Australia/Aru Islands, first imported by Dutch traders in 1646.
Harvard Art Museums 1985.721.1: harvardartmuseums.org/collections/...
Jean-Baptiste Oudry (France, 1686–1755)
Cassowary, 1745
oil on canvas, H 63.7 in (161.9 cm) x W 50.1 in (127.4 cm)
Staatliches Museum Schwerin
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🆔 Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), aka the Double-Wattled Cassowary
#BirdsInArt
26th September
26th September
These prehistoric-looking birds are one of the most unique species at DZCA. Come see them for yourself on your next visit!
#Cassowary #DenverZooConservationAlliance #DownUnder #SavingWildlifeTogether
These prehistoric-looking birds are one of the most unique species at DZCA. Come see them for yourself on your next visit!
#Cassowary #DenverZooConservationAlliance #DownUnder #SavingWildlifeTogether
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The blue-faced Southern Cassowary is a large bird native to Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.🌳
By eating fallen fruit, they play a fundamental role in seed dispersal, helping to maintain rainforest diversity.
Read more👉 datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
The blue-faced Southern Cassowary is a large bird native to Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.🌳
By eating fallen fruit, they play a fundamental role in seed dispersal, helping to maintain rainforest diversity.
Read more👉 datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
Double-wattled #Cassowary recorded in Illustrated Scroll of Birds (Chōrui zukan) Vol.1, Meiji Japan late 19th c. Native to New Guinea/NE Australia/Aru Islands, first imported by Dutch traders in 1646.
Harvard Art Museums 1985.721.1: harvardartmuseums.org/collections/...
➡️ www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15139771
➡️ www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15139771
Join us in celebrating our two Southern cassowaries, Salem and Neville, who call Down Under home here at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance.
#DenverZooConservationAlliance #SavingWildlifeTogether #Cassowary
Join us in celebrating our two Southern cassowaries, Salem and Neville, who call Down Under home here at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance.
#DenverZooConservationAlliance #SavingWildlifeTogether #Cassowary
#WorldCassowaryDay
The blue-faced Southern Cassowary is a large bird native to Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.🌳
By eating fallen fruit, they play a fundamental role in seed dispersal, helping to maintain rainforest diversity.
Read more👉 datazone.birdlife.org/species/fact...
#WorldCassowaryDay
Gorgeous head study of a Northern #Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus), native to New Guinea. Officially described by Edward Blyth in 1860; this image is from the Natuurkundige Commissie voor Nederlandsch-Indië archives, c.1820-50.
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Gorgeous head study of a Northern #Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus), native to New Guinea. Officially described by Edward Blyth in 1860; this image is from the Natuurkundige Commissie voor Nederlandsch-Indië archives, c.1820-50.
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Na...
Double-wattled #Cassowary recorded in Illustrated Scroll of Birds (Chōrui zukan) Vol.1, Meiji Japan late 19th c. Native to New Guinea/NE Australia/Aru Islands, first imported by Dutch traders in 1646.
Harvard Art Museums 1985.721.1: harvardartmuseums.org/collections/...
Double-wattled #Cassowary recorded in Illustrated Scroll of Birds (Chōrui zukan) Vol.1, Meiji Japan late 19th c. Native to New Guinea/NE Australia/Aru Islands, first imported by Dutch traders in 1646.
Harvard Art Museums 1985.721.1: harvardartmuseums.org/collections/...
#WorldCassowaryDay
#WorldCassowaryDay
These prehistoric-looking birds are one of the most unique species at DZCA. Come see them for yourself on your next visit!
#Cassowary #DenverZooConservationAlliance #DownUnder #SavingWildlifeTogether