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1923.45.5

Openwork leather headdress [.1] covered with cowrie shells and a fringe of black bast [.2] which has become separated from the headdress. [JP 5/12/2001]

1923.45.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Openwork leather headdress [.1] covered with cowrie shells and a fringe of black bast [.2] which has become separated from the headdress. [JP 5/12/2001]
Geographical reference
Gambia
Africa > Western Africa > Gambia
Niumi
Cultural groups
Mandinka
Person
Field collector Emilius Hopkinson
PRM source Emilius Hopkinson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
By end 1923
Acquisition information
Donated: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Bast Fibre Bark Plant
Dimensions
Width: max 21 mm, Length: max 285 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.45.5

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Ornament, Religion, Ritual and Ceremonial, Status, Headdress

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