Joli headdresses

Fowler Museum at UCLA

Joli headdresses from Sierra Leone.

Left: Masquerade headdress circa 1970s. Wood, pigment, wire, fabric, tinsel, fringe, ribbon, metal. H: 91.5 cm, W: 68.6 cm, D: 55.8 cm. Provenance: Jeremiah Cole, 1980, Port Loko, Sierra Leone.

Right: Masquerade headdress circa 1970s. Wood, pigment, wire, fabric, tinsel mirrors, fringe, ribbon, metal. H: 64.7 cm, W: 53.3 cm, D: 16.73 cm. Provenance: Jeremiah Cole, 1980, Port Loko, Sierra Leone.

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