Hair band made from wildebeest hair.

Item

Title

Hair band made from wildebeest hair.

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Body Art Accessory
Body Art

Description

Twisted band made from wildebeest hair; One end forms a decorative knot which opens up into loose hair. Worn at the back by women.[FHM27/07/2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Animal; Hair
Tied

Identifier

ETH.ANG2.644 .1
A36/644A

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1936
The Powell-Cotton Museum

Space/Place

Angola
Africa

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust

Item sets

PCM object collections