Headdress Item Number: 2735/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brightly coloured feather headdress. Small round basketry cap is almost completely covered with pink, purple, blue and a few orange feathers that have been sewn together in rings and woven into the cap in layers. Inside the cap is a long loop of twisted grass.
Item History
- Made in Cameroon
- Owned by Richard Tchuemegne before February 20, 2009
- Received from Richard Tchuemegne (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on February 20, 2009
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- 2735/3
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- grass, feather, dye and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 27.0 cm, diameter 49.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Central African
- Previous Owner
- Richard Tchuemegne
- Received from
- Richard Tchuemegne (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cameroon
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 20, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on February 20, 2009
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2735/0003