thihukeka (Woman's coiffure headdress)
Dateca. 1960
Place madeOkavango Delta, Botswana, Africa
MediumPlant bark fiber (terminalia servicea, called moshosho), leather, soot, various oils, glass beads
DimensionsOverall: 23 5/8 x 7 1/16 x 2 15/16 in. (60 x 18 x 7.5 cm)
ClassificationsClothing, Headwear
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2009.2.1
Object numberFA.2009.2.1
DescriptionMultiple strands of braided plant fiber dyed black with soot, over and to which strands and coils of large white trade beads are attached. A long, tapering tube of beads with short strands of at the end hangs down the backOn View
Not on view
Early -mid 20th century
Artist unrecorded
20th century
1973
1960s