Headdress

Date20th century

Label TextOstrich feathers are reserved for an elder’s use and usually add a flourish to each movement of the wearer’s head. This headdress is composed of a multitude of feathers, and would stand out as the designated crown for a person of high rank.

Object number81.17.1154

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, African Panoplies: Art for Rulers, Traders, Hunters, and Priests, Apr. 21 - Aug. 14, 1988.Published ReferencesBurt, Eugene C., East African Art in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1985, no. 10, p. 17

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions8 x 9 1/2 in. in. (20.3 x 24.1 cm)

MediumFeathers, beads, cloth, leather