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Object Number
46-78-50/6083
Display Title
One headdress of colorful woven grass and crescent horn in front
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, horn, crescent shape, sewn in center, perforated tips, serrated ends,
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
/
KwaZulu-Natal
Materials
Horn, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 36.6 x 13.6 x 0.5 cm (14 7/16 x 5 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-50/6083
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900 - 1916)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1916 - 11/27/1946)
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