TERA Gallery - African Art and Antiquities

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Type of Object:     
    Feather Headdress

    An ornate and voluminous mid-20th century feathered headdress
    with inset overlapping concentric rings of brown color feathers.
    Made of dark woven fiber with a 1 1/2 inch rim that can be turned
    up. The feathers condense tightly when the rim is turned upward.
       
    It is an African ceremonial dancer hat.   It is very old and  rare.



Ethnic Group:       
    Babum Society


Country of Origin:          
    Cameroon


Material:          
    Feathers
     Raffia


Deminsions:
    Height 16", width 22"  


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