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Object Number
39-39-50/3543
Display Title
Men's head ornament of gnu hair
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
njule
Object Description
Men's head ornament, black swatch of wilde beast (gnu) hair with cowrie shell and glass beads. Gnu hair bundle is wrapped at the base with leather thong in basket weave. The cowrie shell is held to the center with leather thong and piece of wood. Selected hair fibers are decorated with glass beads of blue, white, red. Men's head ornament - black switch of gnu hair with shell and glass beads ("njule")
Inventory Description
Ornament, hair attached to basketry base, cowrie shell, glass bead, leather ties
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Ruwenzori, west of
Materials
Hair, Fiber, Glass, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 11 x 5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/3543
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge
(1938-1939 - 1939)
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