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Source Description
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.
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Document identity
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140461
label
Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ)
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140461
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object
title
Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ)
description
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.
date
early to mid-1900s
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CC0
language
en
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Mask
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 52.1 x 15.6 cm (20 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)
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Africa, West Africa, Guinea, Baga-style carver
accession
1964.376
Source extras
tec
Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, and natural fiber
tombstone
Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ), early to mid-1900s. Africa, West Africa, Guinea, Baga-style carver. Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, and natural fiber; overall: 52.1 x 15.6 cm (20 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edgar A. Hahn, 1964.376
collection
African Art
didYouKnow
The performer of this mask grasped the projecting "legs" to steady it while balancing it on his head.
citations
citation
Robbins, Warren M. <em>African Art in American Collections = L'art Africain Dans Les Collections Americaines.</em> New York: F.A. Praeger, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 67, no. 45.
citation
Robbins, Warren M. <em>African sculpture</em>. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub, 2005.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 67, no. 45.
creditline
Gift of Edgar A. Hahn
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2026-05-29 07:13:05.171000
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140461
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African Art
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African Art
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Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, and natural fiber
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photo
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