Artist
Unknown African
CultureKumu peoples
Titles
- Feather Headdress
Date1940–1960
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumPlant fiber, chicken and great blue turaco feathers, and paint
Dimensions15 × 7 1/2 × 9 in. (38.1 × 19.1 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, III in honor of his father, Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number92.445
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
On view
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Department
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Exhibition History
Exhibited: at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION
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Unknown African
1925–1950
Raffia, cane, other plant fibers, feathers, paint, and twine
91.1923
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Feathers, camelid hair, cotton cloth, plant fiber, reed splints, and string
2001.996
Unknown North American
1910–1925
Wood, paint, cow suede, wool cloth and yarn, cotton cloth, glass beads, chicken feathers, horsehair
44.439
Unknown African
1925–1950
Plant fiber, pangolin skin, snake skin, elephant hair, glass buttons, glass beads, and feathers
90.500
Unknown North American
1910–1925
Wood, paint, cow suede, sheepskin, wool cloth and yarn, unspun wool, cotton cloth, paper, yucca strips, nails, chicken feathers, sparrow feathers, horsehair, and string
44.459
Unknown North American
1920–1940
Wood, paint, feathers, plant fibers, tin, and string
44.368
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber, paint, cassowary feathers, human hair, and shell
89.258
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1973
Raffia, bamboo, other plant fibers, wood, paint, seeds, and feathers
73.182
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
Plant fiber, mud, paint, and cassowary feathers
65.8
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
Sago spathes, cane, other plant fibers, paint, and feathers
62.43
Yangoru-Boiken
1930–1970
Turbo marmoratus shell, plant fiber, clay, paint, and cassowary feathers
97.468