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Object Number 39-39-50/3556
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 frayed fiber binding
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 41.5 x 40.6 cm (3 15/16 x 16 5/16 x 16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3556

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