Photographs © Tim Hamill
BAGA , SIBONDEL HEADDRESS 2, 50" high x 27"long
x 19" deep, $1500, Guinea
These large rectangular headdresses are danced principally at marriages.
Featuring the head of a hare whose body takes the form of a box, the headdress
is actually a sort of miniature stage on top of which an ensemble of figures,
human and animal, performs a play. The stage, the figures and the hare's
head are painted in brilliant colors and before being sent into the dance,
the entire surface is rubbed with palm oil to make it glisten.
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