"Spider" Prestige Headdress (shüötu kam tet)
1900
Overall: 24.1 x 31.8 x 31.8 cm (9 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/2024.71
This extremely rare, deconstructed headdress has openwork that invokes the Mygale occidentalis spider (a kind of tarantula). This spider indicates the high status of the fon (ruler) and symbolizes traits of wisdom and truth. The carefully constructed textile mesh simultaneousl...
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