Serpent Headdress (Kakilambe)

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Serpent Headdress (Kakilambe): Carved wood snake with coiled body, raised head, and black and red diamond-pattern decoration
Serpent Headdress (Kakilambe)

Carved wood snake with coiled body, raised head, and black and red diamond-pattern decoration

Name/Title

Serpent Headdress (Kakilambe)

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.135

Description

Medium carved wood snake with coiled body, raised head, and black and red diamond-pattern decoration.

Collection

Jonathan A. Campbell & Tanya G. Dowdey African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Baga People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guinea

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Guinea

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Baga People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Headdresses

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

32 in

Width

21 in

Material

Wood, Pigment