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Feather headdress; Feathered headdress of black and white feathers ("njuli")
Feather headdress; Feathered headdress of black and white feathers ("njuli")
Object Number 39-39-50/3555
Display Title Feather headdress; Feathered headdress of black and white feathers ("njuli")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term njuli
Object Description Feathered headdress of black and white feathers, njuli
Inventory Description Headdress, black and white feathers radiating from knotted frayed fiber
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: 15 x 31 x 39 cm (5 7/8 x 12 3/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3555

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