Headdress Item Number: 3123/29 a-i from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Horned cap-like headdress. Helmet (part a) is made of half a rounded gourd, with rows of cowrie shells evenly sewn on in concentric circles, nearly covering the outer surface. Two long, curving horns, heavily ridged, emerge from the top of the headdress, tips pointing inward toward each other. (One horn--part b--can be removed.) From the rim of the gourd hangs a chin strap of braided tan and black leather with a leather tassel painted with black lines attached at centre along side a long, thin strap of leather covered on one side with cowrie shells, ending in a similar tassel . Parts 'c' through 'i' are similar strips that are detached from the headdress.
Item History
- Made in Nigeria ?
- Owned by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander before July 22, 2015
- Received from Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (Donor) on July 22, 2015
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- 3123/29 a-i
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- gourd fruit, cowrie shell, antelope horn ?, skin and cotton fibre
- Part A
- height 50.5 cm, width 26.0 cm, depth 21.0 cm
- Part B
- height 42.5 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 3.5 cm
- Part C
- height 61.0 cm, width 2.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Previous Owner
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
- Received from
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nigeria ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 22, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on July 22, 2015
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3123/0029 a-i