DepartmentTextiles-Africa
thihukeka (Woman's coiffure headdress)
NameWoman's wig / headdress
(not entered)Woman's coiffure headdress
CultureHambukushu / Mbukushu
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)
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 back
Early -mid 20th century
Artist Not Recorded
20th century
Late 20th century
late 20th Century
