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Headdress
Object Number 40-34-50/4601
Display Title Headdress
Descriptions
Object Description Headdress - scarlet cloth with buttons, cowrie shells and 27 wooden points; worn with points up. Belongs to 40-34-50/4588. LS: Headbands prob worn by masker; Dan complex (see label); wooden points are simulated leopard teeth.
Inventory Description Headdress, red and blue fabric applique, wood spike fringe, shell and leather de
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Ziali, French side
Materials Wool, Cotton, Wood, Cowrie, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 40.5 x 21 x 3.5 cm (15 15/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-34-50/4601
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1939-1940)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1939-1940)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Headdress
40-34-50/4597 Headdress
Headdress
Liberia
Headdress
40-34-50/4598 Headdress
Headdress
Liberia
Headress - hide, decorated with animal fur, buttons, cowrie shells
40-34-50/4596 Headress - hide, decorated with animal fur, buttons, cowrie shells
Headdress
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Headdress for a mask
40-34-50/4599 Headdress for a mask
Headdress
Liberia
Ivory Coast
Headdress for a mask
40-34-50/4600 Headdress for a mask
Headdress
Liberia
Ivory Coast
Wooden face mask
48-36-50/7386 Wooden face mask
Mask
Ivory Coast
Media Restricted
 		48-36-50/7380 Headdress for a mask
Headdress
Guinea
Dancer's mask
31-22-50/B5004 Dancer's mask
Mask
Belgian Congo
Wooden mask.
40-34-50/4580 Wooden mask.
Mask
Liberia
Media Restricted
 		48-36-50/7357 Black wooden mask with white around eyes, headdress adorned by shells (Zei)
Mask
Liberia
Headdress. "Kombo."
40-34-50/4595 Headdress. "Kombo."
Headdress
Liberia
Moose hide armor, belongs with 05-7-10/64529 (probably)
05-7-10/64769 Moose hide armor, belongs with 05-7-10/64529 (probably)
Raw Material
Armor
Alaska