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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