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Object Number
40-34-50/4596
Display Title
Headress - hide, decorated with animal fur, buttons, cowrie shells
Descriptions
Display Title
Headdress for a mask
Object Description
Headdress constructed of leather, textiles, animal fur, horse hairs, seashells, buttons, plant fibers, copper alloy bells; a small mirror and porcelain knob. It has a rounded shape and consists of patches of burgundy, black and buff leather and spotted fur lined over textile. The surface of the patches are decorated with seahells and buttons arranged to form the shape of a flower; stitched plant fibers also decorate the patches. The crown of the headdress has a crest made of long blond horse hairs that continue in the same line into a tail made from patches of leather and red textiles terminating with four copper alloy bells (brass), a copper alloy plate, a white porcelain knob and blond horse hairs. This headdress belongs to 40-34-50/4593. LS: Prov. OK, Tiara - like headdress worn by masker (see label).
Inventory Description
Headdress, animal hair crest, leather cap, appliqued strip with bells, 2 flaps
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
- Northern Dan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Africa / Liberia
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Ziali, French side
Dimensions
Overall: 48 x 18 x 93 cm (18 7/8 x 7 1/16 x 36 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-34-50/4596
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Museum Improvements - Collections Fund, 1934
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1939 - 1940)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1940)
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