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Description: | Animal trapping, a headdress or neck ornament probably for a camel. A wide band, approximately 3 inches wide, with another across it; three plaited bands are pendant and support numerous tassels in dark green, orange, pink, yellow, black and brown (see 1991.54v). The headband is flat-woven; the main part is in green, orange, pink, dark blue, black and white with a cruciform motif. The back section of the headband has a motif as a diamond with four compartments, an ‘eye’ or ‘solar door’ giving protection against the evil eye in green, purple, brown and white on black. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | Yuruk head ornaments (camel furniture) decorations (land transport: animal powered) dye trapping wool | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-49629 |
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