chief's headdress

unrecorded Chokwe artist, artist

chief's headdress, circa 1908

Where object was made: Africa

Material/technique: plant fiber; glass beads; leather; cloth

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 14.5 x 32 x 19 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 5 11/16 x 12 5/8 x 7 1/2 in

Credit line: Gift of Claude D. Brown

Accession number: 0000.1703

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
“Conversation I: Place,” Oct-2007, Emily Stamey
Glass beads have long been used within many African cultures to signify wealth, prestige, and power. Historically, most of these beads came to Africa via European trade. In the case of these headdresses, the beads - like the forms of the thrones - likely have Portuguese origins.