Headdress resembling an old naval officers cap

Headdress resembling an old naval officers cap, cane foundation

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Headdress resembling an old naval officers cap, cane foundation
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Headdress resembling an old naval officers cap, cane foundation, covered with red and blue cotton, grass crest, long cloth pendant panel, decorated with cowrie shells, Sierra Leone, 1880-1900

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657322
Materials:
cane, cotton, cloth, grass and cowrie
Measurements:
height 302 mm
length 345 mm
opened: width 140 mm
chin strap: length 170 mm
pendant: length 690 mm
type:
headdresses
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)