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Feathered headdress, large feathers of blue-green, yellow & black with fibre att
Feathered headdress, large feathers of blue-green, yellow & black with fibre att
Object Number 39-39-50/3551
Display Title Feathered headdress, large feathers of blue-green, yellow & black with fibre att
Descriptions
Indigenous Term njuli
Object Description Feathered headdress, large feathers of blue-green, yellow & black with fibre attachment ("njuli")
Inventory Description Headdress, blue, yellow, black feathers radiating from fiber cord binding
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Feather, Vegetable fiber, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 56.7 x 48 cm (5 1/8 x 22 5/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3551

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