ORNAMENT

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

ORNAMENT

Entry/Object ID

414/10311

Description

HAIR ORNAMENT/9 SEASHELLS/21 BUTTONS/OVAL & BUGLE BEADS

Collection

ETHNOGRAPHIC/AFRICA

Made/Created

Place

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Cameroon

Region

West Africa

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Kamerun

African

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

ORNAMENT

Parts

Count

Material

SHELLS, Beads, BUTTONS

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Notes

Possibly Bulu people. This piece was likely a chest ornament (based on similar images from another museum). Beading was highly symbolic in traditional African cultures. The color, shape, and where the beaded ornament was worn meant different things.