Girl's Circumcision Headdress
1971.06.0001
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Girl's Circumcision Headdress (1971.06.0001) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Nationalist, Mid 20th century |
Culture | Maasai |
Location | On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 48.4 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 13.3 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 0.7 cm |
Weight | 87 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Animal--Shell, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Plant, Glass, Metal |
Manufacturing Processes | Stringing, Beaded, Joining, Tanning |
Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
Published Description | N/A |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | See photo and description in Africa Adorned, p. 30. |
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
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Purchase |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |