Headdress

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-head ornaments-headdresses

Culture Bamileke

Date20th Century

Made AtCameroon, Africa

MediumWood, feather, cloth and twine

Dimensions32 in. (81.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih

Object number2002.47.14

DescriptionFeathered collapsible headdress from Cameroon in an upside down conical shape. The outer feathers are variegated reds and turquoise as well as the center ones, the middle tier is mostly yellow with a few brown. The feathers are held together with thin wood pieces wrapped in royal blue lining woven around a ring. Two white strings on either side and a leather strip in the middle bottom for hanging.

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