Janus-Faced Headdress

Ejagham people, Nigeria, African

  • Titles Janus-Faced Headdress (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood, leather and basketry
  • Dimensions 9 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. (24.8 x 14 x 10.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1991.1144
  • Work Type headdress
  • Classification Costume

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