Headdress

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Culture Komo

Title Headdress

Date 19th–20th century

Medium Wood and pigment

Dimensions Object: 19 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 3 7/8 in. (48.6 × 21 × 9.8 cm)
Overall (includes mount): 19 7/16 × 8 1/4 × 5 in. (49.4 × 21 × 12.7 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 77.71

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This headdress, like others created by the Komo, was included in the paraphernalia of men's organizations.

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"Headdress | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=77.71