Zigiren-Wɔndɛ – Headdress
Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ)
Attribution follows a published museum catalogue or peer-reviewed scholarship. Object is held in a public collection under a published accession number.
Owned and used for entertainment by young unmarried men only among some Baga subgroups, this type of headdress is said to represent the Maiden, a beautiful young woman. With a beaded necklace and eyes embellished with furniture tacks, the headdress was attached to a cone-shaped costume consisting of colorful cloths and raffia and constructed over a bamboo armature.
Catalogued by Cleveland Museum of Art as “Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ)”, dated early to mid-1900s. Harvested from the museum’s open-access record; every field below is copied from that record and none of it has been inferred.
Record
| People / culture | Baga |
|---|---|
| Country | Guinea |
| Common name | Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ) |
| Form category | Headdress or crest worn atop the head |
| Materials | Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, and natural fiber |
| Dimensions | Overall: 52.1 x 15.6 cm (20 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.) |
Provenance
Julius Carlbach. NY..
May Co., Cleveland
Julius Carlbach, N.Y.; May Co., Cleveland
| Collection | Cleveland Museum of Art |
|---|---|
| Accession number | 1964.376 |
Source
https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.376
This record is a catalogue entry, not an appraisal, valuation or legal determination. Nothing here should be read as evidence that an object was lawfully acquired or exported.