Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012

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Headdress

20th century
Length x width x height: 48.3 x 53.3 x 38.1 cm (19 x 21 x 15 in.) Brushed metal stand: 15 x 17.5 cm (5 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Raffia and feathers

Classification: Costumes

Culture: African, Cameroon, Grassfields, Nso kingdom

Object Place: Cameroon

Accession number: 2011.498

Description: Men's ceremonial headdress. Raffia base with large crown of feathers. Most feathers are brown, with a light colored group at top center.

Provenance/Ownership History: Around 1990-1995, sold by Marital Bronsin, Brussels, to Holly and David Ross; 2011, gift of Holly and David Ross to the MFA. (Accession date: September 21, 2011)

Gift of Holly and David Ross