NHM-HT.126-2014
Parts
Object number
NHM-HT.126-2014
Object type
Identification
Description
Leather, rattan and feather Fulani hat, with wide brim
Comments
Display label:
'Fulani Hat
These hats are worn by the cattle-herding Fulani whose whole territory overlaps that of the Tuareg. Men wear them to attract women.'
'Fulani Hat
These hats are worn by the cattle-herding Fulani whose whole territory overlaps that of the Tuareg. Men wear them to attract women.'
Description
Material
leather
wood
wood
Production
People
Place
Niger
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Hanbury-Tenison, R., Beauty Freely Given: A Universal Truth. Artefacts from the Collection of Robin Hanbury-Tenison, Garage Press, 2012 (p. 38)
