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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:African; Liberian; Mende
Title:Headdress
Date Made:20th century
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:carved wood
Place Made:Liberia; Sierra Leona; Monrovia
Measurements:26 x 8 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.; 66.04 x 22.225 x 23.495 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unmarked
Accession Number:  SC 2005.7.12
Credit Line:Gift of Gretchen and Richard Swibold
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
dark carved wood with bands of squares, triangles and feather-like patterns, long ringed "neck" topped by head with high elaborate headdress

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