Candomble Raffia Headdress W/ Fringe
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Aug 1999
label: Collection Date
content: 1996
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Michael Mason
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: IN CANDOMBLE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, ITEMS LIKE THIS ARE WORN IN DANCES FOR OMOLU, THE DEITY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND HEALING. WHEN WORN, THIS HEADDRESS REACHES THIGH-LENGTH. HEADDRESS IS PAIRED WITH SKIRT, CAT NO. E428627.
label: Notes
content: From African Voices exhibit: "Practitioners of Candomblé use raffia strands, as seen in this mask, to call attention to powerful places and beings."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 19 Oct 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 420720
label: USNM Number
content: E428626-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Headdress