Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ)
Unknown Artist
early to mid-1900s
Medium
Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, and natural fiber
Dimensions
52.1 × 15.6 cm
Classification
Mask
Department
African Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Edgar A. Hahn
Accession Number
1964.376
About this artwork
Owned and used for entertainment by young unmarried men only among some Baga subgroups, this type of headdress is said to represent the Maiden, a beautiful young woman. With a beaded necklace and eyes embellished with furniture tacks, the headdress was attached to a cone-shaped costume consisting of colorful cloths and raffia and constructed over a bamboo armature.