AFRICAN HATS and CAPS


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LEGA Caps
Page 1 (1-12)
 

 LEGA Caps
Page 2 (13-25)  

DINKA
Helmets

HELMETS
Catalog

DINKA
Helmets

KUBA
Hats

FULANI
Hats

BAMANA
Hunter's Hats

KULANGO
Helmet

Crowns
Catalog

 

YORUBA
Beaded Crowns 2

ETHIOPIAN
Vessels

 YORUBA
Beaded Crowns
ALL SOLD

African
Helmets
Catalog

African
Helmets
Catalog

YORUBA
Beaded
Crowns 3

 

HELMETS
Catalog

YORUBA, Hat 1
7.5", $150

ASANTE, Hat 1
4'x 8", $50



YORUBA
Beaded
Crowns 3
Catalog

YORUBA
Hat 4
29"h.
$600

YORUBA
Helmet 1
11-28"high
$600

YORUBA
Hats
Catalog
Page

 

HELMETS
Catalog

 

HELMETS
Catalog

 

HELMETS
Catalog

 

CROWNS
Catalog

Photographs © Tim Hamill

VARIOUS TRIBES, Helmets

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.

 

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