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Originally found among the Lunda chiefdom, and adopted by the Pende peoples, this distinctive headgear is now a symbol of prestige and power for Yaka chiefs.</P>\r\nThe blackened leather and decorative program of the extraordinary Akan hat indicate that it was worn by a person of high military rank. Like the hardened leather amulets covering Akan war shirts, the thick leather of this helmet serves as armor. Attached to its surface are miniature representa&shy;tions of functional and ceremonial weapons. The rifles along the perimeter are based on the &shy;double-<BR>barreled flintlock rifles used by the British army in Ghana and symbolize military power. &shy;Powder kegs surmounting the hat suggest the wearer’s readiness to enter battle. State ceremonial swords with their characteristic curved blades, openwork design, and barbell-shaped handles are centrally placed, emblematic of bravery and valor; military officers took oaths of allegiance on such swords. </P></SPAN>","remarks":"see y1986-103 and 1998-695"},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Gallery Label","textentryhtml":"This gold-beaded coronet, used by a Yorùbá oba (king or chief) for daily wear or for minor occasions, combines indigenous Yorùbá iconography with the imported form of a British coronation crown. Decorated with birds that symbolize women, whose power gives the oba the authority to rule, the crown possibly affirms an oba’s political alliance with the British colonial power that ruled Nigeria between 1914 and 1960. The royal convention of covering the head, however, relates to the worship of the head among the Yorùbá, a tradition practiced for centuries.\n","remarks":"AFR_31_WLA.pdf - Day 1 installation"}],"datebegin":1900,"sortnumber":"1998  729","published_date":"2026-02-11 10:52:46.157948","objectid":37122,"dimensions":"h. 19 × diam. 21 cm (7 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.)","on_view":true}