Tiered Headdress (montolo)

CultureEkonda peoples
Titles
  • Tiered Headdress (montolo)
Date1935–1965
PlaceAfrica
MediumPlant fiber, mud(?), and brass
Dimensions17 1/4 × 8 × 8 1/4in. (43.8 × 20.3 × 21cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Frank J. Hevrdejs in honor of William J. Hill at "One Great Night in November, 1992"
Object number92.453
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Provenance[Unknown dealer, USA]; [Joel Cooner Gallery, Dallas, 1992]; purchased by MFAH, 1992.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to "Africa: The Art of a Continent," at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, Oct. 5, 1995 to Jan. 28, 1996 and to Martin-Gropius- Bau, Berlin, Feb. 29 to May 1, 1996 (LN:95.33).
EXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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