Round basketry chaplet with black/green feathers sticking out of the crown. [JP 12/2/2003]

Collection type: Object
Description: Round basketry chaplet with black/green feathers sticking out of the crown. [JP 12/2/2003]
Long description: The feathers look like tail feathers from a cockrel. The rim of the basketry chaplet has a detail of thick brown string. [JP 12/2/2003]
Geographical reference: Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of
Person: Field collector John Whitehead; PRM source E. J. Clarke
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1947
Date collected: 1890 - 1947
Acquisition information: Donated: 2000
Materials and processes: Material Bird Feather, Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Process Basketry
Object numbers: Accession number: 2000.49.12

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