Headdress

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Dublin Core

Title

Headdress

Alternative Title

Object ID 0002

Description

This helmet has two flaps which would cover the ears. It is made of braided grass coils woven together with twine.

Source

Oberlin College Ethnographic Collection (OCEC)

Date

Unknown

Rights

"All images and data in this collection are the property of Oberlin College affiliates. Images may be downloaded for personal use only. All requests to publish or use this material professionally should be directed to Linda Grimm, Emerita Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 44074"

Format

jpeg

Type

object

Identifier

Main_2_123_4.jpg

Object Item Type Metadata

Culture

Other

Country of origin

Gilbert Islands

Material

String Twine Thread; Reed Grass

Physical Dimensions

Height: Including flaps: 21 cm, excluding flaps: 11 cm; Depth: including flaps: 24 cm; Diameter: Total : 25 cm; Circumference: Widest: 76.5 cm

Acquisition date

Unknown

Collector

Church, E.P. (Edward)

Repository

Oberlin College. Dept. of Anthropology

Citation

“Headdress,” The Five Colleges of Ohio Digital Exhibitions, accessed April 19, 2024, https://omeka.ohio5.org/items/show/739.