Collector:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Donor Name:

Venice Lamb  Search this

Height - Object:

35 cm

Width - Object:

24.5 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Hat

Place:

Kabala, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Dec 1990

Collection Date:

Not Given

Notes:

MAN'S HAT. TYPICAL LIMBA BAMDADA (CROCODILE MOUTH SHAPE) HAT. "THESE HATS ARE MADE IN GUINEA AND EXPORTED TO SIERRA LEONE, WHERE THEY ARE VERY POPULAR AMONG THE LIMBA. HATS KNOWN AS BAMBADA (IN KORANKO) OR AS KUBAMBADA (IN LIMBA) MEANING 'CROCODILE MOUTH' AFTER THE SHAPE. KURANKO ARE ALSO USERS OF THE HAT. NOTE: AND YET ABOVE IS SPELLED, "BAMDADA". WHICH/BOTH CORRECT? Ù.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361597

USNM Number:

EJ10464-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34ca33c3d-11db-4511-9355-b75cc0fbeef4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8491086