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Luba

Diviner’s Headdress (Nkaka)

Luba, 20th century

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Luba

Diviner’s Headdress (Nkaka)

Luba, 20th century

Physical Qualities Fiber, feathers, glass beads, pigment, cowrie shells, 9 x 10 x 7 in. (22.9 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Ed DeCarbo, New York
Object Number 2012.71
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2012; Ed DeCarbo, New York, by purchase, 1997; Amyas Naegele, NYC
"Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art," Dec 20, 2017 - June 17, 2018, BMA, Kevin Tervala.

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