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Headdress

plaited raffia hat with shield at the back, reinforced with wooden sticks, crest (lengthwise) made of raffia, shell band crosswise, ending in plaits (5 per side; approx. 30 cm long), forehead decorated with glass bead loops (red and blue), two rows of buttons on top

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
(Fang)
Object type
Kopfschmuck
Dimensions
U ca. 58 cm
Material/Technique
bast, cowrie shell, Glass bead, Button, wood (plant material), skin (collagenous material), fur (hair material)
braided, knotted, threaded, hand-sewn
Object genre
jewellery
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2447
Other number(s)
2447

Provenance and sources

where
Kameruner Waldland

when
before 1908
where
Kamerun
who
Dorbritz, Paul - Owners

when
1908
where
Stuttgart
Description
P. Dorbritz donated the object to the Linden Museum.

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.

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