Vol. I · The open image paperWinnipeg · Musée sans mursRecovered · Remembered · Returned
Cleveland Museum of Art165187square1900sCC0cma african-global-heritage symbols-patterns portraits flora-fauna design-assets objects-with-gravity african global heritage symbols patterns flora fauna design assets objects with gravity feather sculpture sphere red ornament textile art fiber art abstract contemporary texture red feathers round art installation craft colorful geometric modern headdress1900s Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker African gray parrot feathers, wood, plant fiber, probably cotton, string, and colorant Garment African DecorativeAfrican & Global Heritage Symbols & Ornament Faces in Time The Living World The Maker’s Cabinet Objects with Gravity
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Hundreds of red tail feathers from the grey parrot ( Psittacus erithacus ) decorate this disk-shaped headdress. Only the king, some high-ranking individuals, and members of the all-male elephant society—known in different languages as Kuosi, Nekang, or Kem-ndze—wore this prestigious headgear at ceremonies and funerals. Typically, the headdress was worn pushed slightly back from the hairline. When used by members of the elephant society, it was accompanied by a cloth and glass bead mask ( mbap mteng ) in the shape of that animal, such as 1985.1082.
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A vibrant, spherical sculpture is composed entirely of densely packed, overlapping red feathers against a dark gray background.
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