Headdress
19th century (made)
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95A-1904: Headress made up a curved base support of twisted possibly human hair, with four stiff protusions (horns) made of twisted possibly human hair wrapped around twigs. Covered with a layers of netting possibly made of goat hair, with two pouches on either side of the base stuffed with cotton fabric. Embellished with a thick metal coil at the front centre, a smaller coil along the top, and two long metal coils around twigs hanging from the back attached with a metal sequin and glass bead.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Woman's horned hood headress of two parts, Nuristan (formerly Kafiristan), 19th century; Textiles; Hats and Headwear |
| Physical description | 95A-1904: Headress made up a curved base support of twisted possibly human hair, with four stiff protusions (horns) made of twisted possibly human hair wrapped around twigs. Covered with a layers of netting possibly made of goat hair, with two pouches on either side of the base stuffed with cotton fabric. Embellished with a thick metal coil at the front centre, a smaller coil along the top, and two long metal coils around twigs hanging from the back attached with a metal sequin and glass bead. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss E M Herbert Wright |
| Object history | One of two known examples of this type of 'Kafir' horned headdress, the other in the Oslo Ethnographic Museum. Given by Miss E M Herbert Wright. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | 95-1904 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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