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Object Number
37-126-50/3209
Display Title
War bonnet worn to frighten enemy - of woven vegetable fiber decorated with anim
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
tokum
Object Description
War bonnet worn to frighten enemy - of woven vegetable fiber decorated with animal skin and 2 horns - tokum
Inventory Description
Hat, woven fiber, skin wrapping, carved wood horns, fur balding and misshapen
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kirde
- Kridi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Cameroon, north
Dimensions
Overall: 27.1 x 26 x 17 cm (10 11/16 x 10 1/4 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-126-50/3209
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