Object class: Jewelry worn on the head / Collector: Bruce D. Lawes / Function: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Jewelry worn on the head Collector Bruce D. Lawes Function 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama

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

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 11-37850, 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