FIPA HELMET 2, Tanzania

 

Photographs © Tim Hamill

FIPA
Helmet 2
11" high
$800
SOLD

This helmet has been vetted as authentic.

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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