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Ceremonial "ipiedza" helmet with cowrie shells

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Title	Ceremonial "ipiedza" helmet with cowrie shells
Subject	Headgear Ghana Ghana--Social life and customs Togo--Social life and customs Helmets 1960s
Description	Helmets like this one, called ipiedza, are worn by hunters and warriors among peoples of northern Ghana and Togo in Western Africa during festivals associated with hunting and war. The cow horns represent the large animal's power and strength. Used as one of the first forms of currency in Africa, cowrie shells have come to represent wealth, prosperity and good luck. The helmet style of this type of headdress was probably influenced by Islamic metal helmets of similar shape. This particular helmet was made and worn between 1960-1965.
Photographer	Kaveney, Wendy
Identifier	67.340.1
Collection	Artifacts at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Coverage-Temporal	1960-1969
Coverage-Spatial	Ghana
Rights	This file is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

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Photographer	Kaveney, Wendy
Collection	Artifacts at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights	This file is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

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