Head mat

Museum number:
5-6710
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Head mat; millet stalks laid parallel, fastened and decorated in band design with raised stitching in black and purple; l. 71 cm; w. 44 cm.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mbarara, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Mbarara; Hima
Culture or time period:
Hima
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Head mat, accession number 5-6710, described as Head mat; millet stalks laid parallel, fastened and decorated in band design with raised stitching in black and purple; l. 71 cm; w. 44 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head mat, accession number 5-6710, described as Head mat; millet stalks laid parallel, fastened and decorated in band design with raised stitching in black and purple; l. 71 cm; w. 44 cm.

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