Fibre fringe head ornament.
Item
Title
Fibre fringe head ornament.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Head Ornament
Ornament
Description
Grass fibre fringe on a string, also of twisted grass fibre, meant to be worn around the head and over the eyebrows. Worn by efendula brides during period dressed as men in the bush [FHM21/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Grass; Fibre; Plant
Twisted
L = 140mm, W = 110mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.324
A37/324
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust