Photo of collection object Headdress — Kuba. Headdress, late 19th or early 20th century. Cowrie shell, fiber, wood, 13 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (34.9 x 34.0 cm). Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1443. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Headdress

late 19th or early 20th century

Kuba

Arts of Africa

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Kuba
Classification: Clothing
Formatted Medium: Cowrie shell, fiber, wood
Medium: cowrie, shell, fiber, wood
Locations: Place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (34.9 x 34.0 cm)
Departments: Arts of Africa
Accession Number: 22.1443
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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