Leather framed ostrich feather headdress worn round the face

Made:
1871-1900 in Africa

Leather framed ostrich feather headdress worn round the face, oval frame with straps, Masai tribe, maker, East African, 1871-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657330
Materials:
leather and feather, ostrich
type:
headdresses
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)