Headdress

Kapsiki Artist

New Orleans Museum of Art
New Orleans, United States

Conical form of woven natural fibers. Thin black stripes around bottom of hat. Long stiff elephant tail hairs adorned with small orange glass beads curl downward from top of cap.

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Details

Title: Headdress
Creator: Kapsiki Artist
Location Created: Cameroon
Physical Dimensions: 8 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in (20.32 x 16.51 x 16.51 cm)
Medium: Natural fibers, pigment, elephant tailhairs, glass beads
Credit Line: Gift of William A. Fagaly in honor of Mickey Easterling
Accession Number: 2008.239.11

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