Lot Essay
A partially legible inscription on the inside of one of the headdresses apparently reads: Female headdress of Coconut fibre West Coast....
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PERHAPS WEST COAST OF INDIA OR MADAGASCAR
Details
TWO FIBRE HEADDRESSES
Perhaps West Coast of India or Madagascar
Of arched form, each of palm leaf finely gathered at the top and bottom and sewn with motifs in light and dark fibre
19cm. high (2)
Perhaps West Coast of India or Madagascar
Of arched form, each of palm leaf finely gathered at the top and bottom and sewn with motifs in light and dark fibre
19cm. high (2)
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