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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
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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