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African Art
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Headdress for the Bird Spirit, Wenilegagi

mid-20th century

Feathers and fiber

28 × 19 × 13 in. (71.12 × 48.26 × 33.02 cm)
Gift of Charles D. Miller III, B.A. 1974
2011.38.12
Geography: 
Liberia
or geography Guinea
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Loma
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Apparel/Costume
Provenance: 

Gift of Charles D. Miller III to Yale University Art Gallery in 2011

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2011.pdf (accessed March 1, 2012).

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