Bandeau with string of cowries sewn down entire length and horn at the end.
Item
Title
Bandeau with string of cowries sewn down entire length and horn at the end.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Dress
Clothing Headgear
Description
Bandeau made from animal skin [cattle] and bone [original notation indicates that this is from a dog that was killed the same day as the cattle]. A string of cowries is sewn along the entire length. The ends pass through a vertebrae. One is knotted short, the other long with pearlescent glass beads and a horn tied to the end. [FHM18/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Dog; Bone; Animal
Beadwork
L= 450.5mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.345
A37/345
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust