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Feather headdress; Feathered headdress, blue-green feathers with fibre attachmen
Feather headdress; Feathered headdress, blue-green feathers with fibre attachmen
Object Number 39-39-50/3549
Display Title Feather headdress; Feathered headdress, blue-green feathers with fibre attachmen
Descriptions
Object Description Feathered headdress, blue-green feathers with fibre attachment, njuli
Inventory Description Headdress, blue, brown and grey feathers radiating from fiber binding
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Feather, Vegetable fiber, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 36.5 x 35.5 cm (2 7/8 x 14 3/8 x 14 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 39-39-50/3549

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