Face framing · Kenya, Masai · ID: 3033744
sold
EUR 350
Size
H: 62 cm
H: 24.4 inch
Description
oval hide panel bordered with ostrich feathers, fixed with cord material, slightly dam. (feathers);
in former times this kind of face framing was worn by warriors, today the head ornament appears on festive occasions.
Comparing literature
Böhning, Walter, Kalter, Johannes u.a., Ostafrika, Heidelberg 1972, p. 30, Fig. 10