Accession No
D 1908.18
Description
headdress - A helmet-like headdress of cowrie shells, surmounted by an open-work carousel-like design, representing an equestrian figure holding a spear (19" x 9"). Worn by priests. See Photo 1,1. [N.B. The Deposit Register contains a photograph].
Place
Africa; East Africa; Kenya; Nandi
Period
Source
Tremearne.A.J.N (collector)
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
D 1908.18
Cultural Affliation
Yoruba
Material
Shell; ?Fibre
Local Term
dada
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Transcribed from Accession Register, 20/12/2001.
(bio): Captain A.J.N. Tremearne.
"Deposit Register notes both: 'Oke Ode District; Ilorin Province' and 'Soudan' - unclear what 'Soudan' means in the Nigerian context". T.Cotterill, 20/12/2001.
Event Date 20/12/2001
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
A helmet-like headdress of cowrie shells, surmounted by an open-work carousel-like design, representing an equestrian figure holding a spear (19" x 9"). Worn by priests. See Photo 1,1. [N.B. The Deposit Register contains a photograph].
Event Date 20/12/2001
Author: maa
FM:131511
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