Headdress Item Number: Aa168 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dance headdress. Multiple light brown, twisted strands of plant fibre (from an aromatic bulb rubbed with red ochre). The round fringe hangs from a circle of sinew. One section of the strands are shorter and decorated with coloured beads of yellow, red, pink, and light blue.
History Of Use
Ceremonial headdress worn by women during dances. The women make it using brown fibres of Amarrilydaciae and white store-bought glass beads. The shorter strings hang over the forehead, the longer ones over the sides and back of the head.
Item History
- Made in Okavango Swamps, Botswana
- Collected between 1967 and 1975
- Owned by Frank A. Gaudin before September 15, 1975
- Received from Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on September 15, 1975
What
Who
- Culture
- Southern African
- Previous Owner
- Frank A. Gaudin
- Received from
- Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okavango Swamps, Botswana
When
- Collection Date
- between 1967 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1975
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0287/0135