Serpent Headdress

late 1800s–early 1900s Overall: 148 cm (58 1/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.37

Nearly five feet tall, this serpent headdress towered above crowds when danced. Its two faces seemed to look in all directions. Secured by a conical framework of palm branches on a costumed man’s head, it appeared at key points in initiation rites for both boys and girls. This...

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