Black and white top knot made from animal hair.
Item
Title
Black and white top knot made from animal hair.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Hair
Headgear
Description
Black and white top knot, worn by a man on the front of his head for dancing [see photo of O.N.188]. The topknot is constructed from a tuft of hair [possibly goat] sewn and tied on to string.[FHM27/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Animal Hair
Tied
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.755
A36/755
Source
Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1936
Space/Place
Africa
Angola
Bongolo. 5km past Luimbale. This is according to the Rekarts Duplicate Book - p. 18 (see above).
[HFD 22/07/2021]
Angola
Bongolo. 5km past Luimbale. This is according to the Rekarts Duplicate Book - p. 18 (see above).
[HFD 22/07/2021]
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust