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Girl's Circumcision Headdress

1971.06.0001

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Girl's Circumcision Headdress   (1971.06.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Status Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Nationalist
Date Mid 20th century
Culture Maasai
Location On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 48.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 13.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.7 cm
Weight 87 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Animal--Shell, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Plant, Glass, Metal
Manufacturing Processes Stringing, Beaded, Joining, Tanning

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Fisher, Angela. Africa Adorned. London: Collins, 1984.

Mack, John, Anee-Marie Bouttiaux, Frieda Sorber, Anne Van Cutsem, Mauro Magliani. African Costumes and Textiles from the Berbers to the Zulus: the Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection. Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2008.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction no

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