Metadata: Tshokwe headgear
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- (actif 17th century - 19e siècle), attributed to | Manufacturer
- Title:
- Tshokwe headgear
- Date:
- Creation: around 190xx (?) - before 1986
- Inventory Number:
- 1986-129/007
- Collection:
- Non european collections
- Domain:
- Africa
- Arts and Crafts
- Designation:
- Headpiece
- Iconography:
- Geometric form ornament
- Feather
- Material | Technique:
- Diverse materials; Bird feather; Glass bead
- Measurements:
- H x L x P: 27 x 40.5 x 28 cm
- Weight: 879 g
- Description:
- Chef's hat decorated all over with small multicoloured beads forming triangular ornaments and lines. The top of the central part is decorated with black feathers. Two flat horns emerge from the side. - Inventory drawn up on 20 June 1986 by the seller to the museum of his collection of Congolese objects, the exact provenance of which is currently impossible to establish. N.B.: This is a faithful transcription of the inventory. The terms used in 1986 have not been changed, even those whose use is considered critical today.
- Location:
- Depot
- Acquisition method:
- Purchase
- Acquisition date:
- 1986
- Copyright:
-
Work: In Copyright | The object is subject to copyright. The rights holders could not be determined. If you have any supporting information, please email digital@mnaha.etat.lu
Image(s): In Copyright | © MNAHA / Photo : Tina Pfeifer
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tina Pfeifer
- Metadata last updated on:
- 16.09.2025
