Artist
Unknown African
CultureGisu peoples
Titles
- Initiation Headdress
Date1940–1960
PlaceUganda
MediumBlack-and-white Colobus monkey fur, fiber, and cowrie shells
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 7 in. (44.5 × 15.9 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Robert H. Wilson, Jr., by exchange
Object number2011.237
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
On view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
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Unknown African
1890–1950
Wood, cowrie shells, fur, hair, nails, brass tacks
73.91
Unknown African
1925–1950
Plant fiber, plastic discs, mussel shells, cowry shells, hornbill skull, and cotton cloth
90.501
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1870–1900
Wood, cowrie shells, and pigment
2011.1028
Unknown African
1880–1930
Wood, cowry shells, plant fiber, horn, and iron
91.1437
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1935–1962
Wood, shells, hair, tusks, clay, plant fiber, and paint
62.33
Unknown African
1900–1950
Raffia cloth, glass beads, cowry shells, raffia, wood, and paint
73.89
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood, shells, wool, resin, and cotton twine
2001.1157
Romuald Hazoumé
1996
Found plastic container, metal bell and wire, shells, and synthetic hair
2005.165
Unknown African
1925–1950
Raffia, cane, other plant fibers, feathers, paint, and twine
91.1923