Head Ornament
WW-1960-013400
1960·Nylon and polypropylene hair, amber, coral, shell, silver, carnelian, and glass beads·62.3 × 26.7 × 19.1 cm (24 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
<p>In contrast with the silver head ornaments of the Imazighen peoples of Algeria and Morocco on display nearby, those of the Tekna and other Hassaniya-speaking peoples are made of finely knotted and twisted horsehair or synthetic hair that is decorated with beads in a variety of materials—ebony, silver, coral, glass, and shell— and semiprecious stones. Such ornaments blend into the hairlike wigs of those who wear them.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1960
- Dimensions
- 62.3 × 26.7 × 19.1 cm (24 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- 1960
- Dimensions
- 62.3 × 26.7 × 19.1 cm (24 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1960-013400
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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- Status
- verified