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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1100–1450 AD
Feathers, camelid hair, cotton cloth, plant fiber, reed splints, and string
2001.996
1910–1925
Wood, paint, cow suede, wool cloth and yarn, cotton cloth, glass beads, chicken feathers, horsehair
44.439
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
Yangoru-Boiken
1930–1970
Turbo marmoratus shell, plant fiber, clay, paint, and cassowary feathers
97.468
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
1925–1950
Plant fiber, pangolin skin, snake skin, elephant hair, glass buttons, glass beads, and feathers
90.500
