Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ)

Date
early to mid-1900s
Medium
Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, and natural fiber
Culture
Africa, West Africa, Guinea, Baga-style carver
Department
African Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
140461

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Owned and used for entertainment by young unmarried men only among some Baga subgroups, this type of headdress is said to represent the Maiden, a beautiful young woman. With a beaded necklace and eyes embellished with furniture tacks, the headdress was attached to a cone-shaped costume consisting of colorful cloths and raffia and constructed over a bamboo armature. The performer of this mask grasped the projecting "legs" to steady it while balancing it on his head.

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Credit line
Gift of Edgar A. Hahn
Provenance
Julius Carlbach. NY.. | May Co., Cleveland | Julius Carlbach, N.Y.; May Co., Cleveland

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