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Object Number 60-56-50/10445.1
Display Title Antelope headdress
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden antelope headdress with copper alloy overlay.
Inventory Description Ornament fragments, small wood chips, painted brown exterior.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bamana
  • Bambara
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Africa / Mali
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 5.1 x 1.8 x 0.6 cm (2 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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