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Sawfish Headdress2736/9

Sawfish headdress, made of wood painted red, black and white, has protuding eyes and a long sawfish rostrum bound onto the top with string. Attached to the small base are three braided grass strands knotted together to fit over the head, six long grass pleats that hang down like hair and a black grass fringe. A cushioning ring of black cloth is attached with string to base.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, paint, grass, cotton fibre, sisal fibre and sawfish tooth
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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