Headdress Item Number: K2.207 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Headdress in the form of a bird's head and neck composed of a wooden neck and head covered with leather and a hornbill beak attached to the head. Eyes are indicated by metal nails with rounded heads.
History Of Use
Worn by Hausa hunters as a decoy.
Item History
- Made in Nigeria
- Owned by British Museum before August 1960
- Received from British Museum (Exchanger) during August 1960
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- K2.207
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- hornbill beak, wood, metal, leather skin and stain ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and nailed
- Overall
- height 37.0 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 28.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Hausa
- Previous Owner
- British Museum
- Received from
- British Museum (Exchanger)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nigeria
When
- Ownership Date
- before August 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1960
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0022/0002 a