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Start Over Object name Head ornament Donor Ellsworth La Boyteaux Function 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Head ornament, accession number 11-37828, described as head ornament, worn by men for dances; strips of Lygodium fiber woven in openwork basketry technique, with inner and outer rings employing a zig-zag motif; encrusted with clay, usually before painting (not painted)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Head ornament, accession number 11-37830, described as head ornament, worn by men for dances; strips of Lygodium fiber woven in openwork basketry technique, with 2 inner and an outer ring enclosing a zig-zag motif; encrusted with clay, usually before painting (not painted)
Hearst Museum object titled Head ornament, accession number 11-37853, described as head ornament; rattan covered ring base serves as support for three basketry arches which are interconnected by filigree zig-zag rattan runners; painted in parts with red ochre; 34.5 cm; 27.2 cm width
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Head ornament, accession number 11-37829, described as head ornament, worn by men for dances; strips of Lygodium fiber woven in openwork basketry technique, with inner and outer rings employing a zig-zag motif; encrusted with clay, usually before painting (not painted); outer band broken
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Head ornament, accession number 11-37831, described as head ornament, worn by men for dances; strips of Lygodium fiber woven in openwork basketry technique, with inner and outer rings employing a zig-zag motif; encrusted with clay, usually before painting (not painted)
Hearst Museum object titled Head ornament, accession number 11-37852, described as head ornament; rattan basketry frame is attached to interior, triangular base by filigree zig-zag rattan coiled runners; base is section of bark fiber; painted black with earth pigment; 22.3 cm diameter
Hearst Museum object titled Head ornament, accession number 11-37854, described as head ornament; woven rattan frame is attached to base of triangular-shaped bark fiber; outer basketry ring attached with filigree zig-zag runner; surface is concave-convex; painted black, and originally with other ochre colors; 23.5 cm length; 19 cm width.
Hearst Museum object titled Head ornament, accession number 11-37855, described as head ornament; rattan-covered base-ring supports three arch-shaped rattan extensions which are interconnected by two sets of filigree zig-zag runners; concave protuberance in center; painted with white and yellow earth pigments, yellow poster paint?; tongue-like extension on at top; 59.5 cm length; 28 cm width
Hearst Museum object titled Head ornament, accession number 11-37851, described as head ornament; coiled basketry, woven flat with protruding nose in center; outer frame of rattan connected to body of piece by zig-zag filigree work; facial features worked into specimen, emphasized by red, yellow, white paint; 44 cm. length, 32 cm width
Hearst Museum object titled Head ornament, accession number 11-37850, described as head ornament; rattan-covered base ring serves as support for series of rattan “arches” which are interconnected by filigree “x”-shaped binding; once painted with earth pigments, most of which have worn off; damaged and repaired, still extremely fragile; worn by men on the back of the head during dances, along with other rattan, feather ornaments

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