Egan African Colonial Helmet
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: TCD-7
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- Height
- 19 cm
- Material
- Wood
Heavy wooden hull used by Baulé During the colonial period, these helmets were made by copying the colonizers' salacots. They get the name of egan. They…
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Full original description
Heavy wooden hull used by Baulé During the colonial period, these helmets were made by copying the colonizers' salacots. They get the name of egan. They were used mainly by peasants to protect themselves from the sun during the tasks of the field and at the same time, on many occasions, they were used as food containers. It has two overlapping bands of fine lines, incise, totally parallel. It has suffered the wear and tear of use and time as can be seen from the five repairs of the natives based on small sheets that allow the binding of the wood. Very old helmet and deteriorated by use.
Further technical information
- Width
- 37 cm
- Attributed period
- First half of the century XX and previous
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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