Woven Cap

This woven cap is made from plaited palm fibre, that has been dyed black and woven together to form a wig-like cap, with tuffs of fibre. The Sierra Leone National Museum catalogue records this as a warriors headdress , said to have been used by Bai Bureh war boys during the Hut Tax Raid in 1898 . The cap may, however, rather be associated with public performers and dancers.

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Further Information

  • Type: Masks, headdresses, Costume, dress
  • Object: Woven Cap
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Loko, Temne
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1958
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Abu Bakarr Sesay, Freetown (Collector)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1958.15.04B

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