Dance Headdress
| Object Number: | A116 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Indian |
| Provenience: | India Naga Hills |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Skull Horns Rattan (uncertain) |
| Length: | 13 cm |
| Width: | 30.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of William Henry Furness 3rd, Hiram M. Hiller, and Alfred Craven Harrison Jr., 1900 |
Description
Monkey skull with wooden horns attached to each side by leather and reed lashes. Wooden horns decorated with red-dyed hair. Used at dances.
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