Photographs © Tim Hamill
DOGON, Helmet 13, 8" x 11", $800, Mali
In traditional Africa, helmets were used not only as protection, but
also to show status or rank. They can be carved from wood, cast in bronze
or woven and embellished with horns, symbolic forms, cloth, cowries, metal
strips and beads. This heavy helmet is cast in bronze.
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