headdress (head ornament)

Crown. A woven wicker or plant fibre hollow round headdress. The rim of the headdress is made of twisted single strips of wicker or plant fibre. The hat is decorated with medium sized white feathers. The feathers run all the way around the rim of the hat.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
13.8.48/26
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 70 mm x 490 mm x 470 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wicker; feather; wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Americas > Amazonia WaiWai
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