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Object Number
40-34-50/4597
Display Title
Headdress
Descriptions
Object Description
Headdress - split cane framework covered wtih blue and red cloth, decorated with animal skin and fur, lether buttons and cowrie shells; iron trinkets attached to back piece. Belongs to 40-34-50/4587. LS: "Headdress of Zi"; prov. OK; worn by masker?
Inventory Description
Headdress, wood frame, fabric and fur applique, sewn cowries, strip with tinkler
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Ziali, French side
Dimensions
Overall: 35 x 20 x 101 cm (13 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 39 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-34-50/4597
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1939-1940)
Vendor
Dr. George W. Harley
(1940)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-34-50/4596 | Headress - hide, decorated with animal fur, buttons, cowrie shells |
Headdress
|
Ivory Coast
Liberia |
| 40-34-50/4600 | Headdress for a mask |
Headdress
|
Ivory Coast
Liberia |
| 40-34-50/4601 | Headdress |
Headdress
|
Liberia
|
| 31-22-50/B5004 | Dancer's mask |
Mask
|
Belgian Congo
|
| 40-34-50/4599 | Headdress for a mask |
Headdress
|
Ivory Coast
Liberia |
| 980-16-50/12026 | Decorated fiber and barkcloth hat |
Hat
|
Congo
|
| 40-34-50/4602 | Headdress for a mask |
Headdress
|
Liberia
Ivory Coast |
| 999-9-50/12822 | Dyed fiber head covering |
Headdress
|
Mali
|
| 40-34-50/4595 | Headdress. "Kombo." |
Headdress
|
Liberia
|
|
Image Not Available
for Glass slide of sample removed from 40-34-50/4600 for analysis
| 40-34-50/4600.2 | Glass slide of sample removed from 40-34-50/4600 for analysis |
Headdress
|
Liberia
Ivory Coast |
|
Media Restricted
| 969-40-50/11323 | Helmet mask |
Mask
|
Congo
|
| 40-34-50/4598 | Headdress |
Headdress
|
Liberia
|