Fig. 4: Featherwork in art.
A Antique hairpin, 19th Century, China. Photo: Nalin Singapuri. B Hanging screen, kingfisher feathers, 17th–18th century, China. Palace Museum, Beijing. Photo: from Gu et al. (2021). C Reproduction of the Moctezuma II’s ‘headdress’, quetzal feathers, Mexico. National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City. Photo: Steven Zucker. D The Mass of Saint Gregory, feathers on wood with touches of paint, 1539, Mexico. Musée des Amériques, Auch. E Weeping Virgin by Juan Cuiris, hummingbird and parrot feathers, ca. 1590–1607, Mexico. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. F Earrings, stuffed hummingbirds and bronze, ca. 1875. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. G Feather pelerine, ca. 1835, India. Te Papa Museum, Wellington.
