801EN7615215d38fbe
type: Source
id: 226409
text: This headpiece (nlo-o-ngo) was made to look like a similarly shaped hairstyle. While the coiffure gained height from inserts tucked under the hair, here the underlying basket was woven into a central ridge. Plant fibers were woven or braided to mimic hairstyling techniques. Rarely removed, the hat gave the appearance of elaborately styled and decorated hair. Three rows of cowries around the band evoke a shell or bead headband, while the metal furniture tacks are the same as would have been inserted into the hair. Existing in many styles, men or women wore these wiglike headdresses to signify status, group identity, or social roles.
locale: en
hash: 801EN7615215d38fbe
snippet: This headpiece (nlo-o-ngo) was
length: 648
unique identifiers:
  source id: 226409
rp:
  source id: 226409
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