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Object Number
22-2-50/B3621
Display Title
Headdress worn by cult-leader of "so" cult, during initiation
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Headdress, bark cloth cap with projecting feathers and sticks, wood panel front
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Feather, Barkcloth, Reed, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 70 x 80 x 62 cm (27 9/16 x 31 1/2 x 24 7/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
22-2-50/B3621
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-1-50/B4299 | Hat worn at So cult ceremonies |
Hat
|
Cameroon
| |
| 33-55-50/149 | Headdress of masked dancer of Poro cult |
Headdress
|
Liberia
| |
| 2004.24.13834 | Nge Cult leader's bark cloth dress |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13832 | Nge Cult leader's bark cloth dress |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13833 | Nge Cult leader's bark cloth dress |
Cameroon
| ||
| 18-21-50/B2086 | "Bazoo" used by so cult in their chants when initiating new members |
Woodwind
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B2930 | Feather headdress |
Headdress
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.24.8488 | Cult leader after it was all over |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13801 | Old Sada - Ko Cult leader - front view |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13802 | Old Sada - Ko Cult leader - side view |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13831A | Nge Cult leader's big medicine |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8889 | Poro cult leader - "bush devil" at Zurii |
Zurii
|