Plaited fibre decorated with pairs of small white beads.

Item

Title

Plaited fibre decorated with pairs of small white beads.

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Headgear
Clothing Headgear

Description

Forehead band (omulame) of plaited fibre, decorated at intervals with pairs of small white beads. Fastened by tying. Worn by women.

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Grass; Fibre; Yarn; Plant

Identifier

ETH.ANG3.81.1
A37/87a

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937

Space/Place

Huila, near Quipungo
Angola
Africa

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust