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Married Woman's Headdress (isocholo)
Married Woman's Headdress (isocholo)

Married Woman's Headdress (isocholo)

Artist Unknown
DateMid-20th Century
Associated withAfrica
MediumFiber, fabric, ochre pigment
DimensionsHeight: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Diameter (exterior): 19 in. (48.3 cm)
Diameter (interior opening): 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Julianna Simmons
Object number2017.20.16
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceDavid Roberts (dealer), South Africa; sold to William B. Simmons, New York, NY, July 18, 2002; given to daughter Julianna Simmons, New York, NY, n.d.; given to NCMA, 2017.
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