Beaded panel from a diviner's headdress, Nkaka
Tabwa people, D.R. Congo
Glass beads, cotton
9" by 14" (23 by 35.5 cm), as mounted
20th century

A beaded panel from a diviner's headdress, called nkaka, which would have been surmounted with feathers. The design motifs are symbolic of the perceptiveness and second sight of the diviner, critical attributes necessary in resolving problems in the community.

It has been mounted on black linen.
#3650

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