Head Ornament
AF1572
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1572 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Baluba | Kosh (Culture) |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Plant Fiber | Feather |
| Description | Chieftain's cap, protruding from all sides of cap are red and orange colored parrot feathers. Underneath, foundation is a type of twisted fiber. Piece of leather, forming a loop, is found in center. |
| Height | 5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 24 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1568 - Other Number |
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