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Object Number
35-31-50/1150
Display Title
Widow's mourning "cap" of woven fibre (nwo lep)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Headband, woven vegetable fiber, braided seam, covered withdried dirt
Classification
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Soil
Dimensions
Overall: 14.9 x 10.5 x 3.4 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-31-50/1150
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35-31-50/1151 | Widow's belt of fibre (Nkar lep) |
Belt
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.29.22732 | Widows in mourning |
British New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.11898 | Fake grave of Bene chief and his widows in mourning |
Africa
| ||
| 35-31-50/1149 | Raffia fibre skirt - widow's (libui li biyik) |
Raw Material
Skirt |
Cameroon
| |
| 08-4-10/73158 | Widow's cap |
Hat
|
California
| |
| 07-22-10/72172 | Widow's Cap |
Hat
|
California
| |
| 22-2-50/B3086.1 | Widow's girdle and belt of plantain fibers |
Belt
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3022 | Widow's grass (raffia) skirt |
Skirt
|
Cameroon
| |
| 12-61-70/10861.1.1001 | Widow's home |
Bontoc
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Widow's "hat" of plantain fibers
| 22-2-50/B3085 | Widow's "hat" of plantain fibers |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.29.11719 | Basa women wearing widows costume for chief |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11763 | Basa widows |
Africa
|